...if you truly wish to carry on the Oberlin legacy of service and social justice, then you need to run to, and not away from, the noise. Today, I wa… - Michelle Obama

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...if you truly wish to carry on the Oberlin legacy of service and social justice, then you need to run to, and not away from, the noise. Today, I want to urge you to actively seek out the most contentious, polarized, gridlocked places you can find. Because so often, throughout our history, those have been the places where progress really happens—the places where minds are changed, lives transformed, where our great American story unfolds.'''

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About Michelle Obama

Michelle LeVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17, 1964) is an American lawyer who is a former First Lady of the United States as the wife of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States of America.

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Birth Name: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson
Alternative Names: Michelle LaVaughn Obama Michelle Robinson Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama First Lady Michelle Obama
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