Turn Down for What: The Obamas Unplugged In Chicago

“Black Vote, Black Power,” a collaboration between Keith Boykin and Word In Black, examines the issues, the candidates, and what’s at stake for Black America in the 2024 presidential election. CHICAGO — Eight years ago, near the end of her husband’s two terms in office, Michelle Obama told the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, “When they go low, we go high.” This week in Chicago, Michelle and Barack came back home and said f** that s***. Just kidding. The Obamas did not abandon their pledge to stay high, but they didn’t hold back either. As Lil Jon sang during the Convention, “Turn Down for What.” RELATED: Dem Lovefest in Chicago a Sharp Contrast to GOP Hate Rally in Milwaukee “For years, Donald Trump did everything in his power to try to make people fear us,” Michelle Obama told the convention. While she was clearly reflecting on her personal experience dealing with a loudmouth fake billionaire who tried to deny the legitimacy of her husband’s presidency, she was also sharing the story of millions of Black people who had been alienated by Trump’s divisive politics. Trump’s “limited, narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two...