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Cha

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28. Wow! Thank you so much for this comprehensive list of what President Obama has done for
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 12:19 AM
Feb 2016

the African American Community, Frenchie!

And, appointing AG Eric Holder. for what he has Accomplished is invaluable..

America’s first black attorney general: Eric Holder’s legacy

Holder has attacked Republican efforts across the country to pass voter ID laws that would disproportionately suppress African-American and Latino voters. He issued new guidance to schools and the zero-tolerance discipline policies that have sent minority students on a fast track to the criminal justice system. He has urged the reduction of harsh sentences for low-level drug offenders — a move seen as a way of remedying the decades-long war on drugs that has filled U.S. prisons with black and brown bodies

When Holder was appointed the nation’s top lawyer in 2009, he promised to use his office to aggressively enforce civil rights law. And while he has been criticized for his role in a number of controversial policy matters involving civil liberties and a well-publicized botched gun trafficking sting, his work in enforcing rights and balancing the scales of justice, especially for minorities, has earned him high praise.
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Ifill called Holder’s vision for the civil rights division of the Department of Justice “one of restoration and transformation, from his leadership on voting rights, to legal services for the poor, to criminal justice reforms and, in recent weeks, to his forceful response to the tragic events in Ferguson.”

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“When the history of his tenure is written, Eric Holder will ultimately be recognized as one of the finest attorneys general this country has ever known.”

Much MOre~ http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/americas-first-black-attorney-general-eric-holders-legacy

Mahalo for pinning this!

Yeah but.... sharp_stick Feb 2016 #1
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With the haters, that not GOOD ENOUGH Iliyah Feb 2016 #2
Some may say these issues also helped all communities and I admit Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #3
I'm still trying to figure out what FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #4
Made a lot of money JustAnotherGen Feb 2016 #7
The Health Care condition that anyone thru the age of 27 FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #6
Yes, as I say it did not affect me directly but was a good part. Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #9
I would love to have ths tacked JustAnotherGen Feb 2016 #5
I don't have authority here.... FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #8
You do have that authority, frenchiecat. sheshe2 Feb 2016 #15
Oh....I forgot! That's true! FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #16
Done! sheshe2 Feb 2016 #17
Your list is very good, but I think the most important jaysunb Feb 2016 #10
Totally agree! FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #13
100% agree... sheshe2 Feb 2016 #18
Yes, "Represent", jay! Mahalo! Random sports shots of President Obama honoring the winning teams. Cha Feb 2016 #32
Reminded me of --- packman Feb 2016 #11
Harry Truman was President SCantiGOP Feb 2016 #12
Barack Obama is the best President in my lifetime. thereismore Feb 2016 #14
Post removed Post removed Feb 2016 #19
K&R. n/t FSogol Feb 2016 #20
Thanks for the post, it's an impressive list. mountain grammy Feb 2016 #21
I'm gonna edit the list to add the paragraph I added on the AA similar thread I posted.... FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #22
And increased the war on drugs by allowing the DEA and local police to attack Marijuana Feeling the Bern Feb 2016 #23
Well, I realized that he was supposed to be perfect, FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #24
And your Wall Street loving, Goldman Sachs bought off Hillary? Feeling the Bern Feb 2016 #25
Nobody "bought" off Hillary.. that's just BS talk.. Oh, and Hillary & I are too Cool.. Cha Feb 2016 #27
Recommend. morningfog Feb 2016 #26
Wow! Thank you so much for this comprehensive list of what President Obama has done for Cha Feb 2016 #28
Yes...true. FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #29
You're Wecome.. And, Lorretta Lynch being a woman... History Made, Again. Cha Feb 2016 #31
Thank you Frenchie. I've always said, he won't be fully appreciated until he's out of office. Tarheel_Dem Feb 2016 #30
my reaction would have been: ginnyinWI Feb 2016 #33
True dat! FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #35
Great List. Yep, I would say he's been the best President in my lifetime. californiabernin Feb 2016 #34
Thanks for this post! Tree Frog Mar 2016 #36
a hate post nik02 Mar 2016 #37
Welcome to DU. What is hateful about that list? Or do you mean your post is saying uppityperson Mar 2016 #38
We did Coolest Ranger Jan 2017 #43
He sung Amazin Grace? Hereiam2005 Mar 2016 #39
He didn't give me my rainbows and unicorns. Aristus Apr 2016 #40
Wonderful and accurate list about one of our greatest presidents! Thank you for posting this! skylucy Apr 2016 #41
Please don't left out being a great role model!! Tony77 Jul 2016 #42
Welcome to DU Coolest Ranger Jan 2017 #44
Now there's a President! Joinfortmill Feb 2020 #46
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