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Obama urges Americans to make "real change" in wake of George Floyd's death

Obama urges Americans to make "real change" in wake of George Floyd's death

Obama urges Americans to make
Jun 03, 2020 1 min, 5 secs

Former President Barack Obama urged Americans on Wednesday to use the urgency of the George Floyd protests to spark "real change" in the United States.

Obama's comments come after more than a week of demonstrations sparked by Floyd's death in Minneapolis. .

Obama said.

"I want you to know that you matter, I want you to know that your lives matter, that your dreams matter," he said.

Obama also urged local leaders to take immediate action. .

Obama wrote in a Medium post on Monday that the ongoing demonstrations "represent a genuine and legitimate frustration over a decades-long failure to reform police practices and the broader criminal justice system" in the U.S.

Obama wrote.

Earlier this week, former presidents Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and George W.

Bush also addressed the death of George Floyd and widespread protests.

Carter said in a statement.

"No one deserves to die the way George Floyd did," Mr

Bush said Tuesday that he and Laura Bush were "anguished" over George Floyd's death, adding that the tragedy, "in a long series of similar tragedies — raises a long overdue question: How do we end systemic racism in our society?"

Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama are both slated to participate in a "Dear Class of 2020" virtual graduation event on Saturday, June 6. 

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