Former First Lady (Michelle Obama): This Is A Scam! People Were Running From Us Because We Were Black! I Was Bitter About The Racism I Received!

People in power who haven't understood their why can lead us down some dark tunnels. We are in a really tough time right now. Michelle Obama! The former first lady and her brother Craig Robinson are sharing their rare perspectives into a world very few ever get to see. I grew up in a predominantly black neighborhood and we were taught foundational values so that we could function. In our society.

But growing up, I was just checking boxes. And then I met Barack Obama. He showed up in my life as the opposite of a box checker. You rejected him at first, right? Yeah. I was even trying to introduce him to some of my friends. He said, well, why don't we go out? And what did you think of it? Honestly, I was like, he may last. Two months. I remember mom saying, Well, at least he's tall. But the next thing, you know, we were on our way to building our lives together. And my initial reaction was don't do this. There'd be death threats. How do you raise kids in the White House? How will we afford it? Did you ask for any promises if He were to win. I didn't know what that journey was gonna be and what I would need to negotiate for myself. And if I had known what I know now, I should have said Michelle, I was watching the coverage over your decision to not go to Trump's inauguration. What was the thinking behind that?

Mm The truth was is that I find it incredibly fascinating that when we look at the back end of Spotify and Apple and our audio channels, the majority of people that watch this podcast haven't yet hit the follow button. or the subscribe button, wherever you're listening to this, I would like to make a deal with you. If you could do me a huge favor and hit that subscribe button, I will work tirelessly from now until forever to make the show better and better and better and better. I can't tell you how much it helps when you hit that subscribe button. The show gets bigger, which means we can expand the production. Bring in all the guests you want to see and continue to do in this thing we love. If you could do me that small favor and hit the follow button, wherever you're listening to this, that would mean the world to me. That is the only favour I will ever ask you.

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