Becoming

• Which colleges did Mrs. Obama attend?

Michelle Obama attended Princeton University and Harvard Law School.

• What examples of racism did you learn about in the documentary?

In the documentary Becoming, I learned about the racism that Michelle Obama had to go through when she was starting off in the world and even when she was the first lady of the United States of America. When Mrs. Obama moved to a new house in which the area was predominantly white. The white families in the neighborhood started leaving the area, selling their homes and properties because they thought that the value of their homes was going to go down. You can also see how the white people in the community started leaving through Mrs. Obama’s yearbook pictures. At Harvard university, Mrs. Obama was shocked to see that many of the people in her classes where white and they weren’t that smart, but it was always a little bit harder for colored people. When Mrs. Obama gave speeches and was helping her husband throughout his campaign, people labeled her as the angry black woman and that she was up to no good.

• How did Mrs. Obama overcome her challenges with people talking about her speeches at the beginning of Former President Barrack Obama’s Presidential campaign? What techniques did she use to overcome it?

At the beginning of Former President Barrack Obama’s Presidential campaign, Mrs. Obama was helping him, and she started getting a lot of backlash and people saying negative things about her. What she had to do to overcome was that from that moment on, she had to have scripted speeches and use teleprompters.

• According to Mrs. Obama, how important is fashion?

According to Michelle Obama, fashion and how she presents herself is very important because she was able to help young designers promote their work through her. She was also able to make a difference and make a statement every time she went out and had important activities.

• What new law were put in place in regard to homosexuals during the Obama Administration? What are your thoughts about it?

During the Obama Administration the law of equal sex marriage was approved and the same day that happened the white house was lit up with the colors of the rainbow. I think that it is a very good thing that President Obama was able to do because everyone deserves to be loved and have family.

• What do you want your impact on the world to be?

I want to have a positive impact on the world, I want to help people fall out of stereotypes and do good with their lives and not to turn on each other, but to help each other grow. I also want to entertain people with my talents, make them happy, and for them to have someone to relate to.

• What or who do you feel you are becoming during this time?

I feel that during this quarantine I am becoming a fierce, intelligent, problem solving and understanding black girl that will change the world and how people view us, as a black community.

• What was the most impactful part of the documentary? What inspired you the most?

To me the most impactful part of the documentary was when Michelle Obama was going to different schools and communities talking to people of all ages, of all races, and she was giving them good advice on how to proceed with what they want to do and to be great in life. I was inspired the most by all the barriers that Mrs. Obama broke and she paved way for people like me who want to be the best they can be.

• Would you recommend this film to anyone? If so, why and to whom? If not, why not?

I would definitely recommend this film to someone that needs inspiration and is feeling down. It’s because this film shows us how Michelle Obama went through every possible bump in the road and she still pulled through and became on of the most influential people in the world.