The former First Lady talked to Conan O'Brien about the challenges of towering above her classmates in school.
sat down with funnyman Conan O’Brien to talk about the feeling of being othered — and how you can get to a point of understanding that you’re enough just the way you are.
“No matter how young or how old we are, there’s probably something that leaves us feeling out of place,” Obama said at the top of the show. “Maybe it’s the color of our skin, or the shape of our nose. Maybe it’s the accent we speak with or the way we worship. Maybe you’re a strong-willed Black girl who towers above her classmates, like me when I was in high school. Or maybe you’re a gangly fire engine red haired jokester with unique dance moves.
Michelle shared that because she grew up in a Black community, the first time she experienced othering was not related to her race, but to her height.
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