“...unarmed Black teenager Michael Brown.”
I don’t suppose it ever occurs to these “journalists”, that when you’re 18 years old, 300+ pounds, and 6+ feet tall, fists count as being armed. Especially against someone sitting in the car and unable to defend themselves hand-to-hand. Or that the presence of Brown’s fingerprint on Wilson’s service weapons tell us Brown wasn’t planning on staying unarmed for very long.
“The center’s creation was funded by three companies: QuikTrip, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Starbucks. The center’s focus will be on much needed job-training and placement for African-Americans.”
Nice gesture, but probably futile in the end. Growing markets and the accompanying private sector demand for labor is what would solve the problem of black unemployment in Ferguson. Pledging a certain number of jobs or whatever is just going to lead to largely make-work jobs that probably won’t be sustainable in the long term.
Silicon Valley is in the midst of its biggest job boom ever. They should teach them codin’ n stuff. They’ll be in big demand with their excellent STEM abilities.