Posted on 11/18/2014 7:26:56 PM PST by Olog-hai
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Tuesday named 16 people to the new Ferguson Commission, an independent panel tasked with helping the St. Louis County suburb of Ferguson heal after the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. [ ]
The Democratic governor selected a racially diverse group: nine of its members are black; seven are white. Its ranks include the owner of Ferguson construction supply company, two pastors, a university professor, two attorneys, a 20-year-old community activist and a St. Louis police detective who is also president of the state chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police.
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Actually, an even lower percentage than the 14% you mention (which is the percentage of all blacks in the US population). Many blacks just want to live normal lives and do not want to have anything to do with this nonsense either.
BTTT!
Hey, you! ;-)
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