.BarackObama participated in a virtual town hall to address the killing of GeorgeFloyd and the scourge of racism in general, thanking young activists for their “organizing and mobilization and engagement.”
, the stakes were high for Obama to provide a measure of leadership in his first live statement since Floyd’s death.
“Let me start by just acknowledging that we have seen—in the last several weeks, the last few months—the kinds of epic changes and events in our country that are as profound as anything I’ve seen in my lifetime,” said Obama. “To those families who have been directly affected by tragedy, please know that Michelle and I and the nation grieve with you, hold you in our prayers. We’re committed to the fight of creating a more just nation in memory of your sons and daughters.
Obama directly addressed COVID-19 early in his statement, noting that the pandemic “has exposed the vulnerabilities of our health care system but also the disparate treatment, and as a consequence the disparate impact, that exists in our health care system—the unequal investment, the biases that have led to a disproportionate number of infections and loss of life in communities of color.”
“I want to speak directly to the young men and women of color in this country, who...have witnessed too much violence and too much death,” Obama said. “And too often some of that violence has come from folks who were supposed to be serving and protecting you. I want you to know that you matter, that your lives matter, that your dreams matter.... You’ve communicated a sense of urgency that is as powerful and as transformative as anything that I’ve seen in recent years.
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