http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/22/politics/barack-obama-n-word-race-relations-marc-maron-interview/index.html
The article that I chose was not directly related to domestic violence, but our discussion of race involving the Charleston shooting sparked my interest and that is what led me to this article. The article focuses on an interview that President Obama had with Marc Maron, in the interview the President focuses on the state of race relations and gun policies in our nation. Which is exactly what Dr. Pearce was discussing in our lecture for today. Dr. Pearce mentioned that maybe these murders would finally be the wake-up call we need to beginning discussing race and gun laws in our country, and that is exactly what President Obama did. In the article Obama does acknowledge the positive growth that our country has experienced over the past few decades, but he also acknowledges that we are not done growing yet. He mentions that just because racism is not as overt as it once was it does not mean that it does not exist, as we have seen from all the recent violence in this country. Obama also speaks of the strong grip that the NRA has on Congress as being one of the reasons why gun control is not as strict in this country as it should be. Overall, the interview was pretty interesting and I’m curious to see how the nation will react to his statements. Hopefully this will be a change into a more positive direction for our country!