British black women respond to Michelle Obama on race

MONDAY 11 MAY 2015
Michelle Obama has spoken out on being 'knocked back' by race perception. Do a generation of trailblazing Black British women agree that racist perceptions will hold them back?

Michelle Obama has spoken out about overcoming negative racial perceptions en route to becoming First Lady of the United States.

Speaking to an audience of predominantly black graduates at Tuskegee University founded by civil rights forefather Booker T Washington - the First Lady told the crowd:

British Black Women Respond to Michelle Obama on Race by Thavam Ratna