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The Obamas have shared their personal experiences with racism — and it’s a must-read 

“He was wearing a tuxedo at a black-tie dinner, and somebody asked him to get coffee.”

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle have opened up about their personal experiences with racism and prejudice in a candid interview with People, on newsstands Friday, joining a national conversation about race in America following the failure of two separate grand juries to indict white police officers responsible for the deaths of two unarmed black men.

Their stories will go a long way in showing how entrenched prejudice is in America