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Just now listening to President Obama's words on the murder of Trayvon Martin - seriously tearing up, and suddenly feeling much much prouder of my 2012 vote. It seems like a really big thing to have this case addressed at the same level as national tragedies like Sandy Hook, for the president to acknowledge a Black child's death as something impactful on the health, balance, and strength of the community, something that needs to be talked over and worked through instead of brushed under a rug. It feels like this might be a really big deal. I don't remember ever hearing this kind of aware, critical, complex analysis of race - with an emphasis on race history! oh, the emphasis on race history! - coming from my elected representatives ever before. It's still an awful, bitter thing that a Black child died, and any good that comes of this will never be able to ameliorate that total loss. But it was a beautifully-taught lesson.