When you were at the White House, what portion of yourself had to be suppressed? Michelle Obama was questioned by Hoda Kotb at a Philadelphia stop on her book tour. The previous first lady responds, “So much of it.”
“Our children’s existence in the world at this time was not an accident. In an original audio sample from her new Audible podcast, which was released Tuesday, Mrs. Obama says, “They carried a weight of making sure they are not unpleasant.
It would not have been dismissed with humor; she adds. That wouldn’t have been brushed off as something simple like, “Well, it’s young. If it had, it would have made a stronger point regarding the soul of Black people. It’s exhausting carrying that weight.
The conversation was recorded while Michelle Obama was on her live book tour for “The Light We Carry,” and it is now public as a podcast.
Every episode of the show, appropriately titled “Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast,” highlights discussions the adored first lady have upon her tour with famous guests including Tyler Perry and Tracee Ellis Ross.
