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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 18: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks about race relations while flanked by Brittany Packnett (L), (L-R), Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, and Rev. Al Sharpton, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, February 18, 2016 in Washington, DC. President Obama met with African American faith and civil rights leaders before an event to celebrate Black History Month. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 18:  U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks about race relations while flanked by Brittany Packnett (L), (L-R), Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, and Rev. Al Sharpton, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, February 18, 2016 in Washington, DC.  President Obama met with African American faith and civil rights leaders before an event to celebrate Black History Month.  (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)