Michelle Obama Discusses Being the First African American First Lady + People Not Seeing Her for Who She is Because of Her Skin Color

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Former First Lady Michelle Obama was the guest speaker at the Women’s Foundation of Colorado’s 30th anniversary Tuesday night, where the former first lady discussed being the first African American First Lady, and shared with the ladies to “Seize your power and don’t let go.”

According to the Denver Post, WFCO President and CEO Lauren Casteel commented that Mrs. Obama broke a glass ceiling by becoming the first black first lady. She then asked which of the falling glass shards cut the deepest.

“The shards that cut me the deepest were the ones that intended to cut,” she said, referencing being called an ape and people talking about her bottom. “Knowing that after eight years of working really hard for this country, there are still people who won’t see me for what I am because of my skin color.”

She said she can’t pretend like it doesn’t hurt because that lets those who do the hurting off the hook.

“Women, we endure those cuts in so many ways that we don’t even notice we’re cut,” she said. “We are living with small tiny cuts, and we are bleeding every single day. And we’re still getting up.”