"After her super-senior shuffle, [Virginia] McLaurin suddenly got serious. 'I thought I would never live to get in the White House,' said McLaurin, who was born in 1909 in South Carolina, worked as a seamstress for most of her life and has been a widow for more than 70 years. But her amazement went beyond merely making it inside the hallowed building. She was particularly bowled over to be meeting America’s first African American president. 'I tell you, I am so happy,' she said, looking up at Obama before turning to the first lady. 'A black president, yay, and his black wife.'” - via @WashingtonPost What was your reaction to the moment? #WhiteHouse #POTUS #FLOTUS #woc #poc #representationmatters #mediawelike
