That tells you as much about me as you need to know.

It was a typical working-class community.

Some good music, some good barbecue,

some good times.

So little of who I am

happened in those eight years.

So much more of who I was happened before.

In high school, your guidance counselor

didn't see in you what you saw in yourself.

Yeah. She decided I was reaching too high.

How did you, as a black woman, persevere?

We can't afford to wait for the world to be equal

to start feeling seen.

I feel like I got to share with you all

that the energy that's out there

is much better than what we see.

How's everybody doing?

As my mother would say,

Michelle and Barack Obama aren't special.

There are millions of Michelle and Barack Obamas

all over the world.

If we can open up a little bit more to each other

and share our stories,

that's what breaks down barriers.

Wow.

I am becoming a strong, confident

fierce girl who realizes

that I have the power to change the world.

This is totally me,

unplugged for the first time.