![]() ![]() She is a soldier in the racial struggles that engage all black folks, but at the same time she is human - vulnerable, uncertain, thrilled to be in love, anxious to be liked. The most notable accomplishment of her memoir is that she shows how being consciously black and being an individual are not incompatible, but an ordinary state of being. ![]() Obama is how she created a modern narrative of black womanhood just by being herself. I, too, was born in the ’60s and grew up working class in a black family that saw higher education as the way forward. The timing felt appropriate - it’s Black History Month, and although the Obamas are now ensconced in that history, we are only beginning to truly examine their legacy. She gave a short speech about music bringing people together - “whether we like country, or rap or rock, music helps us share ourselves,” she said. I happened to be finishing Michelle Obama’s memoir, “Becoming,” during her recent surprise appearance at the Grammys. ![]()
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