Former President Obama personally thanked protesters in the streets across the nation following the death of George Floyd, and urged young African Americans to 'feel hopeful even as you may feel angry' because he feels change is coming
Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday personally thanked protesters in the streets across the nation following the death of George Floyd, and urged young African Americans to"feel hopeful even as you may feel angry" because he feels change is coming.
In a hopeful speech, Obama said that the significant events over the last months, including the protests over the killing of Floyd and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, represent"the kinds of epic changes ... in our country that are as profound as anything I have seen in my lifetime.""I know enough about that history to say: There is something different here," Obama said, referring back to the protests of the 1960s.
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