Former Pres. Obama to young men and women of color: 'You have the power to make things better...You've communicated a sense of urgency that is as powerful and as transformative as anything that I've seen in recent years.'
The former president criticized the Trump administration on its response to the pandemic.Former President Barack Obama weighed in on how systemic racism has been thrown into"high relief" during both the COVID-19 crisis which has disproportionately impacted communities of color and the nationwide protests amid tension between law enforcement and the minority communities they serve.
During a virtual town hall Wednesday, coming amidst civil unrest across the United States over the killing of another unarmed black man at the hands of police officers, Obama said that the tragedy of recent events, while"difficult and scary and uncertain," also represent"an incredible opportunity for people to be awakened to some of underlying trends" of systematic racism in the United States.
"They offer an opportunity for us to work together to tackle them, to take them on, to change America and make it live up to its highest ideals," he said."Part of what’s made me so hopeful is the fact that so many young people have been galvanized and activated and motivated and mobilized. Because historically, so much of the progress that we've made in our society has been because of young people.
Speaking directly to young people of color he said"I want you to know that your lives matter. Your dreams matter." The My Brother's Keeper"Anguish and Action: Reimagining Policing in the Wake of Continued Violence" town hall comes as
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