Donald Sterling Race Scandal: Obama Speaks Out
President Barack Obama has condemned comments allegedly made by the owner of a major US basketball team.
Donald Sterling, who owns National Basketball Association (NBA) side the Los Angeles Clippers, is accused of using racist language when talking privately to his girlfriend.
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Speaking in Malaysia, where he is on a state visit, he said: "We constantly have to be on guard on racial attitudes that divide us rather than embracing our diversity as a strength.
"The United States continues to wrestle with the legacy of race and slavery and segregation that's still there; the vestiges of discrimination.
"We've made enormous strides, but you're going to continue to see this percolate up every so often.
"And I think that we just have to be clear and steady in denouncing it, teaching our children differently, but also remaining hopeful that part of why statements like this stand out so much is because there has been this shift in how we view ourselves."
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