SEE: “I want to speak directly to the young men and women of color in this country,” the former President Obama says. “I want you to know that you care. I want you to know that your life matters. That your dreams matter.” pic.twitter.com/oBsST8VL9T
— NBC News (@NBCNews) On June 3, 2020
In the wake of the death of George Floyd, Barack Obama, has been the use of his platform to talk about the civil unrest occurring in the nation. On Wednesday, the former president participated in a virtual town hall entitled “the Reinvention of the Police in the Wake of the Continuation of Police Violence”, which was organized by The government of Obama of the Foundation of the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance.
“I want you to know that you care. I want you to know that your life matters. That your dreams matter.”
In his speech, Barack delivered a poignant message to those fighting for the change, specifically to young men and women of color. “I want you to know that you care. I want you to know that your life matters. That your dreams matter,” he said. “You should be able to learn and make mistakes and live a life of joy, without having to worry about what is going to happen to you when you walk to the store, or go running, or driving down the street, looking at some birds in a park”.
He also offered a sense of hope despite acknowledging all the work that the Americans have been doing to fight against racial injustice. “I hope that you also feel hopeful even though you may feel angry because you have the power to make things better and who have helped to make the whole country feel as if this is something that has to change,” Barack explained. “You have communicated a sense of urgency that is so powerful and transformative, as all that I have seen in the last few years.”
The former president ended his speech by urging legislators to “review the use of force policy” and commit to the reform. Barack was accompanied by the former attorney general, Eric Holder, the Color of Change executive director Rashad Rashad Robinson, and the City of Minneapolis, member of the Board of Phillipe Cunningham.
