His face has become a symbol of the injustices of the world, a reminder that Americans are still a long way from the country they have dreamed of.
Here is the reality: gun culture is eating away at America.
The right to possess the SIG MCX is neither a cannon of civil rights nor human rights.
As Spain can confirm, the United States is still, under the leadership of Obama, a demanding but respectful and loyal partner.
Although race relations continue to evolve positively, the balance remains fragile.
As these episodes show, changing the laws is not enough if you do not change attitudes that give wings to racism and violence.
It is hard to reconcile the idea that America is safer with the daily stories of gun violence and mass shootings.
Never has Martin Luther King’s dream of a united and just America seemed so far-off.
The shooting in Dallas has changed everything.