Michelle Obamawants every Black father to know the immense power they hold in shaping their kids' lives.
InREVOLT xMichelle Obama: The Cross Generational Conversation— a panel-style chat streaming on REVOLT platforms Wednesday — the former first lady opens up about the impact her own father,Fraser Robinson III, had on her growing up.
Obama continues: “He never felt sorry for himself, he never expected others to do for him, and just the sheer act of him getting up every day and going to work was a statement that — ugh, now I’m going to cry — that stays with me every day of my life.”
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Fraser was a pump worker at the Chicago water plant and also served as a precinct captain for the Democratic Party. He died from complications ofmultiple sclerosisat the age of 55, when Obama was 27 years old.
“What my dad did was beyond money, title, influence, nothing. I would trade it all for what my father provided us in that little bitty apartment on 74th and Euclid.”
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TheREVOLT xMichelle Obamaspecial event, where the former first lady speaks about her father’s influence, was organized as a conversation among Black women of various ages about what it means to be a woman of color in America.
“When we share our stories and open ourselves up, we not only build connections with other people, we bring out the best in ourselves,” Obama tells PEOPLE of her candid remarks.
The Cross Generational Conversationpremieres onREVOLTWednesday, Dec. 14, at 8 p.m. ET.
source: people.com
