Buttigieg: racist behaviors cannot be excused because they can be connected to economic issues

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4. that's talking bout the national tenor and tone of Trump and the growing white nationalism,

which combating, btw, Buttigieg has made a cornerstone of his political platform and philosophy.

Black community leaders Monday voiced hope for the future of race relations in America and, despite the current national political climate, said they believe the country is moving closer to the one Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed about.

Lynn Coleman, a retired South Bend police officer, former executive assistant to the mayor and former congressional candidate, said he continues to believe blacks are moving closer to equality.

“Some things that have happened in the last few months have tried to take us backward, with the racial stuff and all the mess with the riots in Virginia, those are back steps,” Coleman said. “Then we take a couple steps forward, you slip a little bit, you try to get your balance and you keep on trying to get to the top. At least we still have people that are concerned enough to come here and be a part of this.”

The Rev. Lawrence Giden, a minister at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Niles, attended the event, as he does each year, and said

“I think we’re getting there, and with Dr. King being a man of God, I’m always inspired by seeing ministers who continuously preach the Gospel of Jesus and the message of justice,” Giden said. “Dr. King’s last message before he was shot, his last words were, ‘Mine eyes have seen the coming of the glory of the Lord. So no matter how bad he thought it was getting, he still spoke life.”

Buttigieg isn't even mentioned once. It is all about MLK Day and Trump