Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama commended the jury's decision Tuesday to convict Derek Chauvin for murdering George Floyd. 'True justice requires that we come to terms with the fact that Black Americans are treated differently, every day,' the Obamas said in a statement posted online. 'It requires us to recognize that millions of our friends, family, and fellow citizens live in fear that their next encounter with law enforcement could be their last. And it requires us to do the sometimes thankless, often difficult, but always necessary work of making the America we know more […]
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