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WATCH: President Obama addresses ‘continued police violence’ in virtual town hall

President Barack Obama spoke alongside other panelists in a virtual town hall called “Reimagining Policing in the Wake of Continued Police Violence” June 3, 2020. | YouTube

The Obama Foundation hosted a virtual town hall at 4 p.m. Wednesday to “discuss the tragic events of recent weeks, the history of police violence in America, and specific actions needed to transform a system that has led to the loss of too many lives.”

Panelists included President Barack Obama, former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change, Minneapolis City Council Representative Phillipe Cunningham and Playon Patrick. youth leader with the My Brother’s Keeper alliance.

The conversation was moderated by Campaign Zero co-founder Brittany Packnett Cunningham.

You can watch “Reimagining Policing in the Wake of Continued Police Violence” here:

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