Obama and family honor MLK by helping next generation

President Barack Obama, his wife, Michelle, and daughter Malia visited a District of Columbia site for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington over the weekend. They helped the kids paint murals and assemble “literacy kits” intended to help the kids improve their reading and writing skills. Sasha Obama was not present. The first family was also joined by Wendy Spencer, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service. Obama said in a statement last week that the U.S. has made “undeniable progress” over the past 50 years. He also said that all Americans should stand together for good jobs, fair wages, safe neighborhoods and quality education. Much of Obama’s Cabinet participated in various community service projects and events throughout the country in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. Vice President Joe Biden said at a Delaware breakfast that communities and police departments need to build relationships of trust. Biden’s remarks refer back to tension between police and minorities in some communities in Missouri and New York City last summer.