Former President Barack Obama published a Medium piece today with some thoughts on how real change can be affected during this pivotal time in U.S. history. Here are the highlights: by lisettevoytko
After six days of sometimes violent protests over George Floyd’s death, with little response from President Donald Trump other than to cheer on law enforcement, former President Barack Obama
He drew a line at the violence seen over the past week, writing that not only is destruction putting people at risk, but hurts neighborhoods that are already lacking in services, and describes seeing an elderly black woman crying on the news because the only grocery story in her area had been burned down.
He stresses that local and state governments are “who matter most in reforming police departments and the criminal justice system work at the state and local levels.”
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