Donna Lower-Nord hosted 17 Unity Club members at her home Wednesday.
Helen Ambler reviewed Michelle Obamas memoir, Becoming.
Obama shared stories about being a first lady, as well as a full-time mother, wife and working woman. But mostly, its a story of a young black girl in America, who broke barriers despite taking punches, and and came out winning, Ambler said.
Obama shares insights into the harsh realities of being black in America, from being told by her guidance counselor that she wasnt Princeton material to being described as one of the few poppy seeds in a bowl of rice when she did make it to Princeton University.
She also considers several instances where her blackness impacted, and in some cases, worsened, her role as first lady swampy parts of the internet, Ambler said.
Obama heard many comments which questioned and derided her early life, depicting her as a typical welfare queen.
She also endured ridicule as an adult, including hearing a congressman make a derogatory comment about her posterior.
Through those reflections, she remained thankful for her struggles on her path that led to the White House, Ambler said.
The Unity Clubs next meeting will be at Charyl Links home. Ellie Walburn will give the program.
