Obama Celebrates Black History Month, Ahead of Selma Visit
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The White House(WASHINGTON) — President Obama celebrated African American History Month with an East Room reception at the White House on Thursday.
Obama thanked the parents of Trayvon Martin, the Florida boy whose death three years ago sparked a movement against racial profiling, for attending the reception at the White House.
“Today on the third anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death, showing all of our kids, all of them, every single day that their lives matter, that’s a part of our task,” he said.
The Department of Justice on Tuesday closed a three-year investigation into the case, saying it would not file hate-crime charges against Trayvon’s shooter, George Zimmerman.
Obama also said on Thursday that progress in the U.S. happens only because seemingly ordinary people find the courage to stand up for what is right.
“When I take Malia and Sasha and Michelle next week down to Selma, part of what I’m hoping to do is to remind of their own obligations because there’s going to be marches for them to march,” he said.
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