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> [ Michelle and Barack \[Obama\] epitomize what my father set the stage for - they epitomize global community organizing. I'm a global child, I was raised a global child, and he's a global child. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malaak-shabazz/michelle-and-barack-obama-epitomize-what-my-father-set-the-stage-for/)

[Malaak Shabazz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malaak-shabazz/)

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## More by Malaak Shabazz

> [We're all African-American, so we're all influenced by each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malaak-shabazz/we-re-all-african-american-so-we-re-all-influenced-by-each-other/)

[Malaak Shabazz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malaak-shabazz/)

> [ \[Barack Obama\] and Michelle, in my heart, this is my personal feeling, epitomize what my mother and my father were. They are community organizers… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malaak-shabazz/barack-obama-and-michelle-in-my-heart-this-is-my-personal-feeling/)

[Malaak Shabazz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malaak-shabazz/)

> [ I look at Barack \[Obama\], he's slim like my father, and Michelle's \[Obama\] full figured like my mother. And I just love it. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malaak-shabazz/i-look-at-barack-obama-he-s-slim-like-my-father-and-michelle-s-obama/)

[Malaak Shabazz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malaak-shabazz/)

> [ When I heard him speak at the DNC \[in 2004\] I started supporting him. Then I endorsed him on the anniversary of my father's… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malaak-shabazz/when-i-heard-him-speak-at-the-dnc-in-2004-i-started-supporting-him/)

[Malaak Shabazz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malaak-shabazz/)

> [ We're Democrats \[with my father\]. So, of course he would \[support me\]. Absolutely. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malaak-shabazz/we-re-democrats-with-my-father-so-of-course-he-would-support-me/)

[Malaak Shabazz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malaak-shabazz/)

> [ \[My father\] was not a racist, unlike what the white racist media would say. He had a global outlook just like Barack \[Obama\] and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malaak-shabazz/my-father-was-not-a-racist-unlike-what-the-white-racist-media-would/)

[Malaak Shabazz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malaak-shabazz/)

> [ Michelle and Barack \[Obama\] epitomize what my father set the stage for - they epitomize global community organizing. I'm a global child, I was… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malaak-shabazz/michelle-and-barack-obama-epitomize-what-my-father-set-the-stage-for/)

[Malaak Shabazz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malaak-shabazz/)

> [Not all white people are bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malaak-shabazz/not-all-white-people-are-bad/)

[Malaak Shabazz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malaak-shabazz/)

> [My father wasn't a militant racist. He was a human rights activist - he was about human beings, so let's just get away from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malaak-shabazz/my-father-wasn-t-a-militant-racist-he-was-a-human-rights-activist-he/)

[Malaak Shabazz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malaak-shabazz/)

> [Looking at the Obamas, it's like my father and my mother 43 years later. It was the same old rock star thing, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malaak-shabazz/looking-at-the-obamas-it-s-like-my-father-and-my-mother-43-years/)

[Malaak Shabazz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malaak-shabazz/)

> [To me, it's normal. We summered in Vermont, and me and my sister Ilyasah went to one of the top ten schools in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malaak-shabazz/to-me-it-s-normal-we-summered-in-vermont-and-me-and-my-sister-ilyasah/)

[Malaak Shabazz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malaak-shabazz/)

> [ I think Malcolm Forbes got kicked out of our school and \[Ethiopian Emperor\] Hallie Selassie's grandkids went there, too. Because of security reasons you… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malaak-shabazz/i-think-malcolm-forbes-got-kicked-out-of-our-school-and-ethiopian/)

[Malaak Shabazz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malaak-shabazz/)

> [ I ignore \[Barack Obama\] like I ignore \[Louis \] Farrakhan. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malaak-shabazz/i-ignore-barack-obama-like-i-ignore-louis-farrakhan/)

[Malaak Shabazz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malaak-shabazz/)

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