Obama Says Michael Brown’s Death in Ferguson ‘Stains The Heart of Black Children’
The Washington Times ^ | September 28, 2014 | Dave Boyer
Posted on 9/29/2014 12:06:07 AM by Steelfish
Obama Says Michael Brown’s Death in Ferguson ‘Stains The Heart of Black Children’
By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times - Sunday, September 28, 2014 President Obama said the shooting death of a black teen by a white police officer last month in Ferguson, Missouri, exposed the racial divide in the American justice system that “stains the heart of black children.”
Speaking at the annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation dinner in Washington on Saturday night, Mr. Obama said the death of Michael Brown “awakened our nation” to a reality that black citizens already understood.
“In too many communities around the country, a gulf of mistrust exists between local residents and law enforcement,” Mr. Obama said. “Too many young men of color feel targeted by law enforcement — guilty of walking while black or driving while black, judged by stereotypes that fuel fear and resentment and hopelessness.”
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