‘I WORRY’
Michelle Obama says ‘we’re breathing sigh of relief’ over Floyd verdict – but worries about daughters getting arrested
MICHELLE Obama said "we're all breathing sigh of relief" over the George Floyd verdict but adds "there is still work to be done."
The admitted that despite the verdict she still worries about her daughters getting arrested "every time they get in a car by themselves."
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Speaking in an interview with CBS This Morning, Michelle shared her concerns as a mother of two black daughters following the verdict of
"We know that while we’re all breathing a sigh of relief over the verdict, there is still work to be done. We can’t sort of say, ’Great, that happened, let’s move on.'
"I know people in the Black community don’t feel that way because many of us still live in fear, as we go to the grocery store, or worry about our … walking our dogs… or allowing our children to get a license."
"I worry about what assumption is being made by somebody who doesn’t know everything about them," she said of Malia, 22, and Sasha, 19.
"The fact that they are good students and polite girls but maybe they’re playing their music a little loud, maybe somebody sees the back of their head and makes an assumption, " she added.
"The innocent act of getting a driver’s license puts fear in our hearts."
Commenting on protesters, Michelle said: "They are taking to the streets because they have to.
"They’re trying to have people understand that we’re real folks and the fear that many have of so many of us is irrational.
"And it’s based on a history that is just … sad and it’s dark. And it’s time for us to move beyond that."
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The preview clip of the interview was released today and the full sit-down will air on Monday.
Her comments about their daughters' safety come as she explained why she and Barack Obama felt they had to speak out following Chauvin's conviction.
Last month ex-cop Derek Chauvin of George Floyd.
He is currently in only maximum-security as he awaits sentencing.
Former President Barack Obama had shared his relief in a tweet, insisting the jury "did the right thing".
"But true justice requires much more," Obama wrote.
"Michelle and I send our prayers to the Floyd family, and we stand with all those who are committed to guaranteeing every American the full measure of justice that George and so many others have been denied."
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