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:
- James Sheppard, Monroe County legislator and former Rochester police chief
- Van White, Rochester City School Board president
- Simeon Banister, Henrietta Democratic Committee leader
- Adam McFadden, Rochester City Council member