the same. you have young african-american men growing up with little opportunity, caught up in deadly altercations with police that, you know oftentimes left them with no future. one man has dealt with similar circumstances in boston. just found someone who can relate to him who happens to be the president of the united states. this guy s name is malaki hernandez. he participated in a round table with the president earlier this week. it was his experience growing up hearing gunshots in his neighborhood and being raised by an abusive father that drew president obama s notice. one young man, malaki he just talked about we should talk about love. [ applause ] because malaki and i shared the fact our dad wasn t around. and that sometimes we wondered