President Trump Weekly Address - Black History - transforming our communities and about bringing back hope

I want every African-American child, family, and worker to have access to great schools, safe communities, and a good paying job. I want every disadvantaged child in America to have a choice on where they go to school.

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The President- My fellow Americans, as Black

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History Month 2017 comes to a close.

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I am very grateful for the many wonderful opportunities to

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honor African American heroes, faith leaders,

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entrepreneurs, and the many others who changed

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the course of our nation.

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We are blessed by the lives and examples of

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those who have made this nation of beacon of

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freedom, talent, and unbreakable

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American spirit.

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This week I had the privilege of visiting The

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Nation Museum of African American history and

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culture right here in Washington D.C. It's a new

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beautiful Smithsonian Museum that serves as a

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shining example of African Americans incredible

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contribution to our culture, our Society,

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and our history.

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It also tells of the great struggle for freedom and

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equality that prevailed against the sins of

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slavery and the injustice of discrimination.

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The work and love the people who help create

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such a masterpiece is a testament to the legacy of

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so many leaders it honors.

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I left that museum confident that together

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America can overcome any challenge.

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there's a great quote by Mohamad Ali in the museum

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"I shook up the world."

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He said.

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And that's what he did.

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So did leaders like Sojourner Truth, Frederick

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Douglas, Booker T Washington, Martin Luther

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King and so many others.

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They shook up the world for the better, because

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they inspired our nation to march toward justice

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and freedom for all.

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Today and everyday I pledge to continue that

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march so that every American no matter his

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background, no matter her background has the chance

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to climb that great ladder of success.

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It was very special to accompany Dr. Ben Carson

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and his family for the first time seeing the

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Carson exhibit.

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I am proud that soon he will serve in my cabinet

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as the secretary of housing and

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urban development.

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HUD has a very very powerful meaning, far

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beyond housing.

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Its about transforming our communities about bringing

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back hope, and Ben will do a fantastic job.

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That what im committed to doing also, I want every

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African American child, family, and worker to have

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access to great schools, safe communities and

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good paying job.

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I want every disadvantaged child in America to have a

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choice on where they go to school.

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So Important.

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I also want to honor and promote the achievements

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of historically black colleges and universities

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throughout our nation.

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They do a fantastic job.

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They're not given the credit that they deserve.

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And they're gonna start getting that credit.

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In order to help African Americans thrive were

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working very to make that every child can grow up in

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a safe community and have

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access to high paying jobs.

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We've lost a lot of our best jobs to other

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countries and this has hurt the African American

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community very badly.

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This week I met with manufacturing CEOs were

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going to be working to bring back those jobs, and

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I mean really good paying jobs.

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Ill be talking more about these issues in my joint

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session address to congress and to all

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Americans next Tuesday evening.

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I hope you will be watching.

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Thank you, God bless you.

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And God Bless America.