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Becoming

I was one of a handfulof minority students

I was one of a handful
of minority students

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I was one of a handful of minority students.
Duration
4 seconds
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49
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:55
Uploaded
Jun 01, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Higher Ground,Big Mouth Productions

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Movie Summary

Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others during her 2019 book tour for 'Becoming.'
It was the first time in my life where I stood out like that. - Becoming 00:05
It was the first time in my life where I stood out like that...
I learned that one of my roommates moved out - Becoming 00:07
I learned that one of my roommates moved out
In hindsight, I think I needed to go to Princeton to see for myself - Becoming 00:09
In hindsight, I think I needed to go to Princeton to see for...
[Gayle] And then you're in class with some of these guys, and you realized what? - Becoming 00:04
[Gayle] And then you're in class with some of these guy...
People have told us, "No, these are the things that aren't for you." - Becoming 00:13
People have told us, "No, these are the things that are...
There's the college athlete. - Becoming 00:04
There's the college athlete.
And universities have a right and an interest in diversifying. - Becoming 00:06
And universities have a right and an interest in diversifyin...
The problem is that when it comes to students of color, poor kids, - Becoming 00:10
The problem is that when it comes to students of color, poor...
And I have been at, probably, every powerful table there is in the world. - Becoming 00:06
And I have been at, probably, every powerful table there is ...
I've been at G-summits, I've been in castles and palaces, - Becoming 00:08
I've been at G-summits, I've been in castles and p...
[audience laughing] - Becoming 00:05
[audience laughing]
You know, - Becoming 00:17
You know,
[woman] Some of these young women that we selected for this activity today - Becoming 00:10
[woman] Some of these young women that we selected for this ...
So, how many of you thought that? Like, "Why me?" - Becoming 00:10
So, how many of you thought that? Like, "Why me?"
I just literally come to school, - Becoming 00:11
I just literally come to school,
Helping him out in some way would make him feel good. - Becoming 00:04
Helping him out in some way would make him feel good.
And also because I have three little brothers, - Becoming 00:06
And also because I have three little brothers,
Like, everything-- - Becoming 00:04
Like, everything--
[laughter] - Becoming 00:12
[laughter]
I am a senior at Whitney Young here in the South Side of Chicago. - Becoming 00:04
I am a senior at Whitney Young here in the South Side of Chi...