On Friday, Michelle Obama said it was silly that questions were asked about her husband being “black enough” for African-American voters.
“It’s silliness and it’s about part of the silliness of our culture,” said Michelle Obama.
Michelle Obama is an attorney that went to school at Harvard. She is also the vice president at the University of Chicago.
“That has nothing to do with me or Barack – that has to do with the challenges we are facing in this country and we shouldn’t be surprised by them because we still haven’t worked through this stuff,” she added.
Michelle Obama would continue by saying: “I don’t think there is a person of color in this country that doesn’t struggle with what it means to be a part of your race versus what the majority thinks is right.”
The question about Barack Obama was raised early in the presidential race.
After that, his support with black voters had increased. Obama won 78 percent of the black vote in South Carolina. In Florida. Obama won 73 percent of the African-American vote.
He and Hillary Clinton are the two remaining challengers for the Democratic nomination.
At first, she tried talking her husband out of running for President. But, she said she does not share the same concerns voiced by Alma Powell, the wife of former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who is also black.
“There are inherent risks for all people, but particularly for people of color, so, you know, I can’t live my life worrying about what might go wrong,” Michelle Obama said.
She added: “What we are going through, Barack and our family, is nothing compared to our leaders who pushed through on the civil rights movement.
“When I think of Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King and true fears that they had and true sacrifices that they made, I think I don’t have any right to hesitate for doing something that I think is important out of fear.”
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