Our local ABC affiliate aired a special segment Sunday night about Michelle Obama, looking at what having an African-American first lady means for the country and the world, and black women in particular. One of the women interviewed is Kiri Davis, who made the short film A Girl Like Me, which we've previously discussed and which, in part, recreates the 1947 "doll test" used in the Brown v. Board of Ed case. (If you can't view A Girl Like Me at that link, you can also find it here.)
It's a nice segment; definitely worth a look. I was pleased to see the First Ladyship of Michelle Obama tied into more than her being a fashionplate, and more than a cursory mention of what it really means for average women to have prominent WOC role models at the highest levels.
At the same time, it's interesting to see there's still a need to subtly (and not-so-subtly) suggest she won't just be focusing on issues of importance to black women and that it's totally possible for "women of all colors" (i.e. white women) to relate to her, too.
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