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"R&amp;amp;B singer K. Michelle visited HuffPost Live on Thursday, March 3, and she opened up about her past experience with abuse and explained how this made her stronger.&amp;#x201C;[I was told] by the higher-ups to be quiet, so I was never quiet,&amp;#x201D; Michelle shared. &amp;#x201C;If I have this pedestal that they&amp;#x2019;re trying to place me up on, I&amp;#x2019;m going to use it, whether to support a Kesha or just an everyday woman.&amp;#x201D;&amp;#x201C;Support is what is needed to make the changes within the industry and within other aspects of society right now,&amp;#x201D; the Memphis, Tennessee native said.Michelle is not afraid to voice her support for strong women. Last month, the chart-topping artist spoke at a Hillary Clinton campaign rally in South Carolina. &amp;#x201C;I pick certain things that are important to me. I believe you can&amp;#x2019;t take every issue in the world, but you pick what&amp;#x2019;s important to you, a couple things, and you drive them home,&amp;#x201D; the musician, 32, said. &amp;#x201C;I like the fact that&amp;#x2019;s she&amp;#x2019;s big on funding for historically black universities,&amp;#x201D; the &amp;#x201C;Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?&amp;quot; singer explained, recalling her financial struggles at Florida A&amp;amp;M University. &amp;#x201C;That caught my attention and I said, &amp;#x2018;You know what? This is who I want to support!&amp;#x2019;&amp;#x201D;Although she is a known Clinton advocate, she has no problem with any other candidate except one: Donald Trump. &amp;#x201C;I just think that&amp;#x2019;s a reality TV show president &amp;#x2026; We&amp;#x2019;re in this microwave world right now &amp;#x2026; it&amp;#x2019;s kind of like a popularity contest,&amp;#x201D; the award-winning musician claimed. &amp;#x201C;Some people think that Trump is amazing &amp;#x2026; amazing, but if he wins, I just got to move!&amp;#x201D;&amp;#x201C;You&amp;#x2019;re running for president and someone&amp;#x2019;s getting bullied. Hands are being put on a woman at that, and you&amp;#x2019;re not going to do anything about it,&amp;#x201D; the mother exclaimed, addressing the recent incident where a young black girl was pushed and shoved at a Trump rally. &amp;#x201C;No, I&amp;#x2019;ll pass.&amp;#x201D;Have a question you&amp;apos;d like to ask a celebrity? Check out who will be appearing on HuffPost Live and submit your question to be asked live on-air!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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