We mark eight years since what was perhaps Barack Obama's most famous address: his speech on race in Philadelphia.
At the time, Senator Obama was locked in a tight battle with Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president. He was dealing with questions about his association with Reverend Wright. Obama's speech, "A More Perfect Union," addressed a wide range of issues related to race in America. We ask: How has our country improved, relative to the themes of the speech? How have we regressed? How can we do better? Our guests:
- Shawn Brown, program coordinator for Teen Empowerment
- Dwayne Mahoney, executive director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Rochester
- Danielle Ponder, criminal defense attorney and lead singer of Danielle Ponder and the Tomorrow People
- Verdis Robinson, professor of history and African American studies at Monroe Community College