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That we've allowed people like me to aspire to leadership at the smith stonian. and what i'm moved by is the number of people who come to me and say as african-american,ee now believe we can aspire to other positions, that we can open many doors. so this is an opportunity to say that america is changing. it's not where it needs to be but my position allows me to help america realize it's going to be a place different than it was 50 years ago. >> so let me ask you along those lines, do you feel a beauty to -- duty to confront the hate we're seeing or educate people about racism and it still exi...

Me to aspire to leadership at the smith stonian. and what i'm moved by is the number of people who come to me and say as african-american,ee now believe we can aspire to other positions, that we can open many doors. so this is an opportunity to say that america is changing. it's not where it needs to be but my position allows me to help america realize it's going to be a place different than it was 50 years ago. >> so let me ask you along those lines, do you feel a beauty to confront the hate we're seeing or educate people about racism and it still exists? >> i think it's important as a histor...