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People have told us, "No,these are the things that aren't for you." So one of the most...

People have told us, "No,
these are the things that aren't for you." So one of the most empowering things
as a young person was to go to one of the top schools and realize that there are all kinds
of affirmative action

Full Transcript

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People have told us, "No, these are the things that aren't for you."
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So one of the most empowering things as a young person
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was to go to one of the top schools
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and realize that there are all kinds of affirmative action.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:44
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.'
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...
I remember the first year, I was like, "I want to transfer to a different school. - Becoming 00:05
I remember the first year, I was like, "I want to trans...
I can't do this work." - Becoming 00:04
I can't do this work."
What kept me motivated was - Becoming 00:13
What kept me motivated was
Knowing that I'm one of the first ones to graduate high school - Becoming 00:08
Knowing that I'm one of the first ones to graduate high...
[audience cheering] - Becoming 00:09
[audience cheering]