Obama voices support for young US protesters
Former US president Barack Obama has voiced his support for the young protesters demanding for racial justice. – AFP pic, June 4, 2020.
FORMER US president Barack Obama today applauded the “profound” protests by Americans demanding racial justice and said demonstrations over last week’s killing of a black man in police custody could spark nationwide reforms. In his first video comments since George Floyd’s death on May 25 in Minneapolis triggered unrest across the country, President Donald Trump’s predecessor also urged state and local authorities to review their policies on use of force.
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