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Between June 25-26, 2015, America experienced the soaring highs and the terrible lows of a country still on the journey to becoming a “more perfect union.” President Barack Obama was tasked with helping the nation navigate all of it. The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a critical part of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and legalize same-sex marriage marked major progressive victories for the country. At the same time, President Obama was headed to Charleston, SC where, just days earlier, a young white male had walked into a Black church and massacred nine people during a Bible study.
In my interview with the 44th President of the United States of America, he reflects on that time, and the magic of democracy when people come together to fight for a better tomorrow.
