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Michelle Obama comments on prejudices against Black Women

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Wasn't she too 'emasculating' for being a first lady? Or maybe too much of a 'mum'? - Those where some of the questions, Michelle Obama was asked during elections in 2008.

In a speech given to graduates of Tuskegee University, Obama discussed her handling of the prejudices, that she faces as a Black Woman. An experience, that she seems to share with many Afro American Women.