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Your brother had gone to Princeton, and you thought, "I'm going to aspireto go to...

Your brother had gone to Princeton, and you thought, "I'm going to aspire
to go to Princeton, too." But that guidance counselor
had other ideas, didn't see in you
what you saw in yourself

Full Transcript

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Your brother had gone to Princeton,
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and you thought, "I'm going to aspire to go to Princeton, too."
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But that guidance counselor had other ideas,
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didn't see in you what you saw in yourself.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:26
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.'
Yeah, and she decided that my wish to go to Princeton - Becoming 00:08
Yeah, and she decided that my wish to go to Princeton
And at that point, she told me, "I don't think you're Princeton material." - Becoming 00:06
And at that point, she told me, "I don't think you...
[audience laughing] - Becoming 00:05
[audience laughing]
[audience cheering] - Becoming 00:17
[audience cheering]
But that statement, while I was able to get over it, it was a punch. - Becoming 00:05
But that statement, while I was able to get over it, it was ...
[applause] - Becoming 00:05
[applause]
Your book really stuck to me, - Becoming 00:09
Your book really stuck to me,
With me being a first-generation student, - Becoming 00:05
With me being a first-generation student,
I didn't believe that I would be sitting - Becoming 00:05
I didn't believe that I would be sitting
And I just wanted to know, how did you, as a black woman, - Becoming 00:07
And I just wanted to know, how did you, as a black woman,
For me, I never felt invisible. - Becoming 00:04
For me, I never felt invisible.
And I think, in thinking through my story about why do I not now feel invisible, - Becoming 00:12
And I think, in thinking through my story about why do I not...
It came from not what was going on in the world, - Becoming 00:07
It came from not what was going on in the world,
But that invisibility, it starts here. - Becoming 00:05
But that invisibility, it starts here.
We can't afford to wait for the world to be equal to start feeling seen. - Becoming 00:06
We can't afford to wait for the world to be equal to st...
So you've got to find the tools within yourself to feel visible, - Becoming 00:07
So you've got to find the tools within yourself to feel...
[sentimental piano music playing] - Becoming 00:06
[sentimental piano music playing]
It's the same expectations my family had of me. - Becoming 00:04
It's the same expectations my family had of me.
My grandfather Dandy expected us to be great. - Becoming 00:05
My grandfather Dandy expected us to be great.
But he went through life being underestimated. - Becoming 00:04
But he went through life being underestimated.