The issue of race is intertwined with American history. Fifty years after Selma we have seen progress, but not without suffering and sacrifice, and not without stepping backwards as much as we have moved ahead.
A New York Time editorial tells that the Normandy school district is among the poorest and most segregated in the nation. Michael Brown graduated from Normandy. He is buried in a cemetery next to his alma mater.
Rosa Parks stood up before she sat down, but there is much to be done. This petition respectfully requests that the President give a nationally televised speech on the subject of race, and that he provide clear guidelines on how we can continue that conversation. Our nation is bleeding. We need to stanch the bleeding to heal, and we desperately need your direction.