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Barack Obama: “We both have to highlight a problem and make people in power uncomfortable. But we also have to translate that into…”

On the recordJune 2, 2020
We both have to highlight a problem and make people in power uncomfortable. But we also have to translate that into practical solutions and laws that can be implemented.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama discusses the need for both awareness of issues and actionable solutions to bring about change.

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