Yesterday, I posted the full text of Obama’s speech on race in the forums, and I posted my comments on the speech in a blog post. Today, I found the full video of the speech on YouTube. If you have not already, I beg you to read or watch the whole speech:
I love that speech. I think speeches like that change the world more than elections and pieces of legislation. I post about the speech here because Obama’s speech addresses many fundamental issues that this blog addresses. Namely, he stresses the need for self-help, for social investment in healthcare and education, and for ensuring that all children receive equal opportunity of success. By coming together for those purposes, we can not only beat the fear and anger that causes racial divisiveness, but also we can end poverty.
What do you think? Post your response to the speech in this thread at the World Hunger and Poverty Forums.