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Michelle Obama speaks during the first night of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Building on Monday, July 25, 2016, in Philadelphia, Pa. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP) (AP)

Barbara Jordan was the Michelle Obama of 40 years ago: Both emphasized the needs of the American people over the drama of party politics

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I’m a black Yale grad, and its racial firestorm doesn’t surprise me: Now it’s time for the administration to act

Courtney McKinney