Obama: Visiting black history museum can help heal racial division

President Obama said Friday that he hopes the opening of the African American History and Culture Museum on the National Mall will help people deal with the racial turmoil embroiling Charlotte, N.C., and Tulsa, Okla., and other cities besieged by violence after deadly confrontations involving the police.

“The timing of this is fascinating because in so many ways, it is the best of times but in many ways, these are also troubled times,” Obama said Friday during a White House reception honoring the celebrities, politicians and advocates who donated to the museum’s creation.