NBC News Lauds Michelle Obama’s ‘Deeply Candid’ and ‘Historic’ Graduation Speech

HOLT This is graduation ░░░░░░░░ which means commencement speeches ░░░░░░░░ Michelle Obama gave one ░░░░░░░░ the weekend that s ░░░░░░░░ a lot of attention ░░░░░░░░ First Lady s speech ░░░░░░░░ candid personal heartfelt even ░░░░░░░░ on the issue of ░░░░░░░░ More tonight from our ░░░░░░░░ House correspondent Chris Jansing ░░░░░░░░ INTRODUCING MICHELLE OBAMA Mrs ░░░░░░░░ Obama CHRIS JANSING At ░░░░░░░░ black Tuskeegee University Michelle ░░░░░░░░ didn t hold back ░░░░░░░░ in deeply personal and ░░░░░░░░ terms about the daily ░░░░░░░░ of being black in ░░░░░░░░ JANSING Twitter users called ░░░░░░░░ address riveting and amazing ░░░░░░░░ UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR PAUL BUTLER ░░░░░░░░ First Lady s speech ░░░░░░░░ historic JANSING Georgetown professor ░░░░░░░░ Butler among those arguing ░░░░░░░░ President could take a ░░░░░░░░ from his wife BUTLER ░░░░░░░░ the President talks about ░░░░░░░░ he loses some of ░░░░░░░░ famous swagger that self ░░░░░░░░ And that s a ░░░░░░░░ because this is a ░░░░░░░░ where African Americans especially ░░░░░░░░ his leadership JANSING In ░░░░░░░░ the president spoke at ░░░░░░░░ black college about the ░░░░░░░░ to break stereotypes PRESIDENT ░░░░░░░░ OBAMA on 05 20 ░░░░░░░░ I might have been ░░░░░░░░ prison I might have ░░░░░░░░ unemployed JANSING That was ░░░░░░░░ Trayvon Martin but before ░░░░░░░░ deaths of Eric Garner ░░░░░░░░ Brown Tamir Rice and ░░░░░░░░ Gray forced a new ░░░░░░░░ blunt conversation DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSWOMAN ░░░░░░░░ BASS Calif Talking about ░░░░░░░░ inequities that still exist ░░░░░░░░ our country can only ░░░░░░░░ America It doesn t ░░░░░░░░ America down JANSING A ░░░░░░░░ and a reality check ░░░░░░░░ the class of 2015.