I've talked to dozens of Chicagoans who will only go off the record in talking about the manufactured mythology. Julianne Malveaux More Quotes by Julianne Malveaux More Quotes From Julianne Malveaux I serve on the Institute of the Black World's National Commission on African-American Reparations, and we have asked the President [Barack Obama] to, by executive order, establish a commission to study reparations. He can do this without Congressional approval. While I am not optimistic, I do hope that President Obama considers this in these waning months of his Presidency. Julianne Malveaux african-american optimistic order This was in 2004, and it told me that President [Barack] Obama intended to be very careful and noncontroversial in addressing race matters. I Julianne Malveaux race president matter African-Americans have rarely been the beneficiaries of Presidential rhetorical excess. Julianne Malveaux excess presidential african-american The President [Barack Obama] became quite emotional about transgender student rights, threatening to pull Department of Education funds from school districts that do not comply with federal regulations. Black children are suspended from school three times more than white children are, and there is no evidence that black children are three times as unruly. Julianne Malveaux emotional children school I especially appreciated hearing the President [Barack Obama] affirm that "black lives matter" and that it means that some citizens are feeling more pain, and experiencing more negative effects than others, and he offered up the stats. He also indicated that black lives matter does not negate the fact that blue lives matter. He ably walked the tightrope, here, between affirming both black life and police life. Julianne Malveaux pain blue mean [Barack Obama] might say more about these rogue cops and their license to kill. Julianne Malveaux cop rogues might Trayvon Martin could have been any of our sons, so I was not especially moved by that remark of President [Barack] Obama's. Julianne Malveaux trayvon-martin president son The Task Force didn't produce any earth-shattering findings but it suggests that this matter is on the president's radar screen. Julianne Malveaux tasks president earth President [Barack] Obama did put together a task force on 21st Century Policing, led by Philadelphia police chief Charles Ramsey, to look at some of these issues after Ferguson. Julianne Malveaux philadelphia issues police [Barack Obama] intended, I think, to say that he took Trayvon's [ Martin] death somewhat personally. Julianne Malveaux trayvon barack thinking The published record will show that many in Chicago have mixed feedback on the President's [Barack Obama] role as organizer. Julianne Malveaux chicago roles president Ronald Reagan's attack on people who receive public assistance was partially an attack on people of color. Julianne Malveaux assistance color people Voting is not the most you can do; it's really the least you can do. Julianne Malveaux you-can-do-it voting can-do Bernie Sanders just seems to not have the personality to engage with people at the grassroots level. Julianne Malveaux levels personality people You have a lot of young people who still feel somewhat marginalized, even if they do vote for Hillary Clinton. Julianne Malveaux vote clinton people Bernie Sanders has the momentum, and I think that that's something that we can't ignore. Julianne Malveaux momentum thinking When Ronald Reagan became president, students could no longer get food stamps. Julianne Malveaux food-stamps president students I like to think that life lessons are learned and re-learned every day and take on importance at different times in life. Julianne Malveaux life-lesson different thinking Always firmly believing in a higher power, I have also always been in search of a spiritual peace. Julianne Malveaux higher-power spiritual believe I describe myself as a "spiritual sampler," raised Catholic, been Baptist, Methodist, and a Unity member. Julianne Malveaux unity catholic spiritual
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