WATCH: 'I want to speak directly to the young men and women of color in this country,' former President Obama says. 'I want you to know that you matter. I want you to know that your lives matter. That your dreams matter.'
"I want to speak directly to the young men and women of color in this country," he said."I want you to know that you matter. I want you to know that your lives matter. That your dreams matter."
For instance, the former president said he rejected comparisons to the 1960s when the nation was at war overseas while the Civil Rights Movement was happening domestically amid police violence and the assassinations of political and community leaders. He added, “That’s a direct result of the activities and organizing and mobilization and engagement of so many young people across the country who put themselves out on the line to make a difference.”
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