Obama Says Events Have Made Him More Open About Race
By Molly McKitterick, Aug 10, 2015 VOA News
The nation’s first black president told National Public Radio on Sunday that an “awakening around the country” to problems in race relations and police-community relations has opened the door for him to speak out.
While the problems are not new, the president said social media has brought them to the attention of the public.
“I think people have become more aware of them, both black and white. And that gives me an opportunity, I think, then, to try to help to constructively shape the debate,” Obama told NPR.
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