Rep. Terri Sewell on How Her ‘Big Sister’ Michelle Obama Galvanized the DNC  

By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham Times As Kamala Harris prepares to formally accept the Democratic nomination for U.S. President on Thursday, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, who is leading the Alabama Delegation in Chicago this week, has heard from a range of speakers. But for Sewell, members of the delegation, thousands inside the United Center and many more nationwide, one speech has resonated so far – the one delivered on Tuesday by her “big sister” from Princeton University. “I thought that Michelle Obama, and I’m a little partial because she’s my big sister from Princeton, really brought down the house,” Sewell told The Birmingham Times from Chicago on Wednesday. “[Her speech] was so impactful it drew so many different emotions from laughter to tears to levity in some ways. She also gave us a call to action. She said, ‘the road ahead was going to be bumpy for Kamala … and we have to what? do something.’ She gave us a directive [to get out and vote].” Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson said the United Center was filled with “hope.” “You heard that there is a bright future to look forward to,” Tyson told The Times. “It’s like there is...