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communities. well, and professor elaborate on that. because one of the interesting points when we look at the leadership side the political side is that president obama was one of the first sort of most prominent african american leaders who didn t come directly out of the clergy. and yet he has been emphasizing this so much as the nation has been mourning these terrible attacks in the context of the mass murder and some of not this one we re reporting on today but some of these arsons. right. great point ari. when you think about henry highland garnett. and frederick douglas. 19th century figures. 20th century. bill gray jesse jackson. al sharpton. andrew cleaver. on and on when you think about reverend carolyn knight. bishop mckenzie. these are tremendous figures who have come from our community, many of them political figures who have been rooted in and supported by the african