Michelle Obama Addresses ‘White Flight’ in America

Michelle Obama Addresses
‘White Flight’ in America.
Michelle Obama recently spoke at the Obama
Foundation Summit about her experience growing
up in Chicago and experiencing “white flight.” .
According to Obama, when her family moved
to a new neighborhood for access to better
schools, white families would move out. .
But unbeknownst to us, we grew up in the period
-- as I write -- called 'white flight.' That as
families like ours, upstanding families like ours ...
As we moved in, white folks moved out because
they were afraid of what our families represented. , Michelle Obama, via CNN.
Although she didn’t understand at the time why
this was happening, she now realizes it was a
discriminatory move; one that is still occurring today. .
We were doing everything we were supposed
to do – and better … But when we moved in,
white families moved out … I want to remind
white folks that y’all were running from us …
And you’re still running, Michelle Obama, via CNN.
Obama concluded by saying that she believes the only
way to “unravel” discrimination is to stick to her values. .
If I show up every day as a human, a good
human, doing wonderful things, loving my
family, loving our kids, taking care of things
that I care about — maybe, just maybe that
work will pick away at the scabs of our
discrimination. Maybe that will slowly unravel it, Michelle Obama, via CNN