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Becoming

You're in high school, you are accomplished

You're in high school, you are accomplished

Full Transcript

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You're in high school,
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you are accomplished.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
50
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:09
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.'
[audience laughing] - Becoming 00:08
[audience laughing]
Your brother had gone to Princeton, - Becoming 00:10
Your brother had gone to Princeton,
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.