06/01/2020

Former President Obama Encourages Peaceful Protests, Calls for Change

He urged the American people to "get to work"

After days of protests over the killing of George Floyd and issues of racial inequality, former President Barack Obama called on the American people to "get to work."

In a piece published on Medium, Obama called on those who want to bring "real change" to both protest and cast ballots.

Obama voiced support for the peaceful protests saying they represent "a genuine and legitimate frustration over a decades-long failure to reform police practices and the broader criminal justice system in the United States."

Please select this link to read the complete article from WBNS-10TV.