Former President Barack Obama says challenges and structural problems in the US that result from slavery, Jim Crow, redlining and institutionalized racism have been thrown into high relief. “In some ways, as tragic as these past few weeks have been, as difficult and scary and uncertain as they've been, they've also been an incredible opportunity for people to be awakened to some of these underlying trends.” https://cnn.it/3cxOTrn | CNN Politics

Former President Barack Obama said fear of progress in American democracy didn't start with President Trump: "He is a symptom, not the cause. He’s just capitalizing on resentments that politicians have been fanning for years." https://cnn.it/2NV9fiF | CNN

“If you're walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.” - Barack Obama, born on this day in 1961. | Biography