Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday personally thanked protesters in the streets across the nation following the death of George Floyd, and urged young African Americans to “feel hopeful even as you may feel angry” because he feels change is coming.
Among the many problems with race-based policies like reparations or affirmative action is the fact skin-color does not confirm history. Barack Obama has black skin. His mother has white skin and his father was a Kenyan national with no direct tie to slavery or Jim Crow.
— Jeremy Boreing (@JeremyDBoreing) June 10, 2020
Fact: there are still fewer jobs in America today than there were three years ago when Obama/Biden were in charge. Great that some Americans got their jobs back, but millions more did not.
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) June 5, 2020