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How Michelle Obama became a singular American voice
The heart of the first lady’s efforts was a message about the country’s persistent inequities of race, class and gender.
Three weeks after Inauguration Day in 2009 and still a long way from crafting an agenda, Michelle Obama climbed into her motorcade and paid a visit to Mary’s Center, a Latino community services agency a few miles north of the White House.
She read “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do…