Michelle Obama speaks about the racism she endured while in the White House as the first lady

Former US First Lady and wife to Barrack Obama, Michelle Obama was invited by the Women’s Foundation of Colorado for their 30th anniversary event at the Pepsi Center in Denver on Tuesday 25th July. There, Michelle spoke about her life before, during and after her stay as the First lady in the White House.

She spoke about being America's first Black skin First Lady and all the obstacles that came with the job as well. Although she made it look easier, the former first Lady disclosed that she had to shatter the glass ceiling in order to achieve all that she has. Lauren Casteel, the WFCO president asked Mrs Obama which of the things she experienced hurt the most and she said: 

"The shards that cut me the deepest were the ones that intended to cut. 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."

Saying this, she referenced racist attacks she endured, including being called an ape and disparaging references made about her body. Michelle said that though she's tries to live her slogan, "when they go low, I go high", she doesn’t pretend such terrible attacks don’t hurt her, because it lets those doing the viciousness off the hook.

When asked about any plans to run for office anytime in the future, the former US First Lady said no, but she added that public service will forever be part of her life.