Michelle Obama has shared her thoughts on Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict.
The former first lady, 57, shared her thoughts on CBS This Morning on Friday (May 7), following the conviction of the former Minneapolis police officer of the murder of George Floyd on April 20.
Gayle King asked the former first lady about the verdict, to which Obama responded: "The goal is to let leaders lead. But in certain times, people, you know, look to us often. 'Well, what do you think? How do you feel?'"
Listen to Obama's answer below:"We know that while we're all breathing a sigh of relief over the verdict, there's still work to be done. And so we, we can't sort of say, 'Great. That happened. Let's move on,'" Obama told King.
"I know that people in the Black community don't feel that way because many of us still live in fear."
The former first lady went on to open up about the everyday fear experienced by Black Americans and her worries about how this will affect her two daughters, Sasha and Malia.
"Every time they get in a car by themselves, I worry about what assumption is being made by somebody who doesn't know everything about them. The fact that they are good students and polite girls. But maybe they're playin' their music a little loud. Maybe somebody sees the back of their head and makes an assumption," she said.
"The innocent act of getting a license puts fear in our hearts."
Obama continued: "I think we have to talk about it more. And we have to ask our fellow citizens to listen a bit more, and to believe us, and to know we don't wanna be out there marchin'. I mean, all those Black Lives Matter kids, they'd rather not have to worry about this.
"They're takin' to the streets because they have to. They're tryin' to have people understand that we're real folks, and the fear that many have of so many of us is irrational. And it's based on a history that is just, it's sad and it's dark. And it's time for us to move beyond that."
The Obamas released a statement after the verdict that said the Minnesota jury "did the right thing", however, they added that "true justice is about much more than a single verdict in a single trial."