I am from the South Side
of Chicago.
That tells you as much about
me as you need to know.
It was a typical
working-class community.
Some good music,
some good barbecue,
some good times.
So little of who I am
happened in
those eight years.
So much more of who I was
happened before.
In high school,
your guidance counselor
didn't see in you
what you saw in yourself.
Yeah. She decided
I was reaching too high.
How did you,
as a black woman, persevere?
We can't afford to wait for
the world to be equal
to start feeling seen.
I feel like I got to
share with you all
that the energy
that's out there
is much better than
what we see.
How's everybody doing?
As my mother would say,
Michelle and Barack Obama
aren't special.
There are millions of
Michelle and Barack Obamas
all over the world.
If we can open up
a little bit more to each other
and share our stories,
that's what
breaks down barriers.
Wow.
I am becoming
a strong, confident
fierce girl who realizes
that I have the power
to change the world.
This is totally me,
unplugged for the first time.
