MICHELLE OBAMA IS SPEAKING OUT WITH HER BATTLE WITH SOMETHING
SPEAKING OUT WITH HER BATTLE WITH SOMETHING IMPACTING SO MANY
BATTLE WITH SOMETHING IMPACTING SO MANY AMERICANS RIGHT NOW.
IMPACTING SO MANY AMERICANS RIGHT NOW. HERE’S ANDREA
AMERICANS RIGHT NOW. HERE’S ANDREA MITCHELL.
HERE’S ANDREA MITCHELL. >> Reporter: FORMER
MITCHELL. >> Reporter: FORMER FIRST LADY MICHELLE
>> Reporter: FORMER FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA OPENING UP ABOUT
FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA OPENING UP ABOUT A VERY PERSONAL
OBAMA OPENING UP ABOUT A VERY PERSONAL STRUGGLE.
A VERY PERSONAL STRUGGLE. >> I KNOW THAT I AM
STRUGGLE. >> I KNOW THAT I AM DEALING WITH SOME FORM
>> I KNOW THAT I AM DEALING WITH SOME FORM OF LOW GRADE
DEALING WITH SOME FORM OF LOW GRADE DEPRESSION, NOT JUST
OF LOW GRADE DEPRESSION, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE
DEPRESSION, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE QUARANTINE BUT BECAUSE
BECAUSE OF THE QUARANTINE BUT BECAUSE OF THE RACIAL STRIFE
QUARANTINE BUT BECAUSE OF THE RACIAL STRIFE AND JUST SEEING THIS
OF THE RACIAL STRIFE AND JUST SEEING THIS ADMINISTRATION,
AND JUST SEEING THIS ADMINISTRATION, WATCHING THE HYPOCRISY
ADMINISTRATION, WATCHING THE HYPOCRISY OF IT.
WATCHING THE HYPOCRISY OF IT. >> Reporter: IN THE
OF IT. >> Reporter: IN THE SECOND EPISODE OF HER
>> Reporter: IN THE SECOND EPISODE OF HER NEW PODCAST, MS. OBAMA
SECOND EPISODE OF HER NEW PODCAST, MS. OBAMA REVEALING HOW DEEPLY
NEW PODCAST, MS. OBAMA REVEALING HOW DEEPLY THE RACIAL RECKONING
REVEALING HOW DEEPLY THE RACIAL RECKONING HAS BEEN WEIGHING ON
THE RACIAL RECKONING HAS BEEN WEIGHING ON HER.
HAS BEEN WEIGHING ON HER. >> WAKING UP TO HOW
HER. >> WAKING UP TO HOW THIS ADMINISTRATION
>> WAKING UP TO HOW THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS OR HAS NOT
THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS OR HAS NOT RESPONDED, WAKING UP
HAS OR HAS NOT RESPONDED, WAKING UP TO YET ANOTHER STORY
RESPONDED, WAKING UP TO YET ANOTHER STORY OF A BLACK MAN OR A
TO YET ANOTHER STORY OF A BLACK MAN OR A BLACK PERSON SOMEHOW
OF A BLACK MAN OR A BLACK PERSON SOMEHOW BEING DEHUMANIZED OR
BLACK PERSON SOMEHOW BEING DEHUMANIZED OR HURT OR KILLED OR
BEING DEHUMANIZED OR HURT OR KILLED OR FALSELY ACCUSED OF
HURT OR KILLED OR FALSELY ACCUSED OF SOMETHING, IT IS
FALSELY ACCUSED OF SOMETHING, IT IS EXHAUSTING.
SOMETHING, IT IS EXHAUSTING. >> Reporter: IT BRINGS
EXHAUSTING. >> Reporter: IT BRINGS BACK THE RACISM SHE
>> Reporter: IT BRINGS BACK THE RACISM SHE AND HER HUSBAND
BACK THE RACISM SHE AND HER HUSBAND EXPERIENCED WHEN HE
AND HER HUSBAND EXPERIENCED WHEN HE BECAME THE NATION’S
EXPERIENCED WHEN HE BECAME THE NATION’S FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT.
BECAME THE NATION’S FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT. >> THE VAST MISCOMFORT
FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT. >> THE VAST MISCOMFORT WITH THE NOTION THAT A
>> THE VAST MISCOMFORT WITH THE NOTION THAT A BLACK MAN CAN BE
WITH THE NOTION THAT A BLACK MAN CAN BE SITTING IN THE HIGHEST
BLACK MAN CAN BE SITTING IN THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF OFFICE.
SITTING IN THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF OFFICE. WE SAW THAT.
LEVEL OF OFFICE. WE SAW THAT. WE SAW THE SIGNS.
WE SAW THAT. WE SAW THE SIGNS. WE SAW THE NOOSES.
WE SAW THE SIGNS. WE SAW THE NOOSES. >> Reporter: AS SHE
WE SAW THE NOOSES. >> Reporter: AS SHE RECOUNTED WHEN SHE
>> Reporter: AS SHE RECOUNTED WHEN SHE GAVE A COMMENCEMENT
RECOUNTED WHEN SHE GAVE A COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS.
GAVE A COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS. >> WE BOTH FELT THE
ADDRESS. >> WE BOTH FELT THE STING OF THOSE DAILY
>> WE BOTH FELT THE STING OF THOSE DAILY SLIGHTS THROUGH OUR
STING OF THOSE DAILY SLIGHTS THROUGH OUR ENTIRE LIVES.
SLIGHTS THROUGH OUR ENTIRE LIVES. THE PEOPLE AT FORMAL
ENTIRE LIVES. THE PEOPLE AT FORMAL EVENTS WHO ASSUMED WE
THE PEOPLE AT FORMAL EVENTS WHO ASSUMED WE WERE THE HELP.
EVENTS WHO ASSUMED WE WERE THE HELP. AND THOSE WHO HAVE
WERE THE HELP. AND THOSE WHO HAVE QUESTIONED OUR
AND THOSE WHO HAVE QUESTIONED OUR INTELLIGENCE, OUR
QUESTIONED OUR INTELLIGENCE, OUR HONESTY, EVEN OUR LOVE
INTELLIGENCE, OUR HONESTY, EVEN OUR LOVE OF THIS COUNTRY.
HONESTY, EVEN OUR LOVE OF THIS COUNTRY. >> Reporter: MICHELLE
OF THIS COUNTRY. >> Reporter: MICHELLE OBAMA, THE CELEBRATED
