Barack Obama

Under the terms of this settlement, America's biggest banks, banks that were rescued by taxpayer dollars, will be required to right these wrongs. And that means more than just paying a fee. These banks will put billions of dollars towards relief for families across the nation. They'll provide refinancing for borrowers that are stuck in high-interest rate mortgages.

Under the terms of this settlement, America's biggest banks, banks that were rescued by taxpayer dollars, will be required to right these wrongs. And that means more than just paying a fee. These banks will put billions of dollars towards relief for families across the nation. They'll provide refinancing for borrowers that are stuck in high-interest rate mortgages.

They'll reduce loans for families who owe more on their homes than they're worth. and they will deliver some measure of justice for families that have already been victims of abusive practices.

They'll reduce loans for families who owe more on their homes than they're worth. and they will deliver some measure of justice for families that have already been victims of abusive practices.

They'll reduce loans for families who owe more on their homes than they're worth. and they will deliver some measure of justice for families that have already been victims of abusive practices.

Madiba's light shone so brightly, even from that narrow Robben Island cell, that in the late 70s, he could inspire a young college student on the other side of the world. Mandela said, young people are capable when aroused... of bringing down the towers of oppression and raising the banners of freedom. Now's a good time to be aroused.

Madiba's light shone so brightly, even from that narrow Robben Island cell, that in the late 70s, he could inspire a young college student on the other side of the world. Mandela said, young people are capable when aroused... of bringing down the towers of oppression and raising the banners of freedom. Now's a good time to be aroused.

You know, my general theory is that if I was clear in my own mind about who I was, comfortable in my own skin, and had clarity about the way in which race continues to be this powerful factor in so many elements of our lives, but that it is not the only factor in so many aspects of our lives.

You know, my general theory is that if I was clear in my own mind about who I was, comfortable in my own skin, and had clarity about the way in which race continues to be this powerful factor in so many elements of our lives, but that it is not the only factor in so many aspects of our lives.

We have by no means overcome the legacies of slavery and Jim Crow and colonialism and racism, but that the progress we've made has been real and extraordinary. If I'm communicating my genuine belief that those who are not subject to racism,

We have by no means overcome the legacies of slavery and Jim Crow and colonialism and racism, but that the progress we've made has been real and extraordinary. If I'm communicating my genuine belief that those who are not subject to racism,

can sometimes have blind spots or lack appreciation of what it feels to be on the receiving end of that, but that doesn't mean that they're not open to learning and caring about equality and justice and that I can win them over because there's goodness in the majority of people. I always felt that if I really knew that and I just communicated it as clearly as I could, that I'd be okay.

can sometimes have blind spots or lack appreciation of what it feels to be on the receiving end of that, but that doesn't mean that they're not open to learning and caring about equality and justice and that I can win them over because there's goodness in the majority of people. I always felt that if I really knew that and I just communicated it as clearly as I could, that I'd be okay.

Another way of saying this is there's not been a time in my public life or my presidency where I feel as if I have had to bite my tongue There have been times in my public life where I've said, how do I say this diplomatically? How do I say this, as you indicated, in a way that it's received? Yes. Right? So there have been very few instances where I've said, well, that was racist. You are racist.

Another way of saying this is there's not been a time in my public life or my presidency where I feel as if I have had to bite my tongue There have been times in my public life where I've said, how do I say this diplomatically? How do I say this, as you indicated, in a way that it's received? Yes. Right? So there have been very few instances where I've said, well, that was racist. You are racist.

There have been times where I've said, you know, you might not have taken into account the ongoing legacy of racism in why we have so many black men incarcerated. And since I know that you believe in the Constitution and believe in justice and believe in liberty, how about if we tried this? Now, some might say, well, you're not speaking fully truth to power because of that diplomacy.

There have been times where I've said, you know, you might not have taken into account the ongoing legacy of racism in why we have so many black men incarcerated. And since I know that you believe in the Constitution and believe in justice and believe in liberty, how about if we tried this? Now, some might say, well, you're not speaking fully truth to power because of that diplomacy.

But I don't think that trying to appeal to the better angels of our nature, as Lincoln put it, is somehow compromise. There may be times where you just have to call things out and name names. But the challenge we face today when it comes to race is rarely the overt Klansman-style racism. And typically has more to do with the fact that people got other stuff they want to talk about.

But I don't think that trying to appeal to the better angels of our nature, as Lincoln put it, is somehow compromise. There may be times where you just have to call things out and name names. But the challenge we face today when it comes to race is rarely the overt Klansman-style racism. And typically has more to do with the fact that people got other stuff they want to talk about.

And it's sort of uncomfortable. And it's somebody not getting called back for an interview, although it's never explicit. You know, who gets the TV acting job, the actress who doesn't quite look the part and what does that mean?