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Michelle Obama to speak with students

By HILLEL ITALIE, Associated Press
Published: November 7, 2021, 5:55am

NEW YORK — Michelle Obama’s next promotion for her memoir “Becoming” will center on college students.

The former first lady will appear Tuesday at 1 p.m. with “black-ish” actor Yara Shahidi for a livestream conversation with students from 22 schools throughout the country, from Cal Poly Pomona to Prince George’s Community College in Largo, Md., from where Obama and Shahidi will speak.

BET plans to televise the event at a later date to be determined.

“I can’t wait to hear from students across our country as they navigate their studies and lives during this unprecedented time,” Obama said in a statement Monday.

“As a first-generation college student myself, I remember my own struggles to manage classes and figure out my place on campus — and I can’t even imagine how much harder it is to do it during a pandemic, when so much feels like it’s constantly up in the air. I just hope they realize that moments of self-doubt and fear are completely natural, but if we embrace those moments — if we own our stories and use our voices — we can share the very best parts of ourselves with the world.”

Along with the event, Crown is donating 100 copies to each of 12 schools in the Maryland Community College Consortium.

Obama’s book, published in 2018, has sold nearly 10 million copies in the U.S. alone, and continues to sell more than 2,000 copies a week, according to Crown president David Drake.

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