You start a college just as George Floyd was murdered
and there was a reckoning on race.
It's natural to wonder democracy you hear about actually works
for you.
What is democracy If black men are being killed in
the street,
what is democracy? Betrayal of broken promises still leave black
communities behind.
What is democracy? You have to be 10 times better
than anyone else to get a fair shot.
Most of all, what does it mean,
as we've heard before, to be a black man who
loves his country,
even if it doesn't love him back in equal measure?
When I sit behind the Resolute desk in the Oval
Office.
In front of the fireplace,
across from my desk, I have two busts.
One of Doctor King, one of Bobby Kennedy.
I often find myself looking at those busts,
making decisions. Ask myself.
Or are we living up to what we say we
are as a nation to end racism and poverty?
Deliver jobs and justice to restore our leadership in the
world.