Rev Al was on the right track with such remarks. Crime is a focus point between blacks and the police. He could have included strong arming merchants for cigars the day the teenager was shot.
Yes, NPR dutifully fed their white liberal audience that part of Rev Al's speech about the black community. But where was the black leadership during the riots? Where was the white leadership? Democrat or Republican leadership? The sad fact is we have no leaders, just politicians pandering to one group or another and grubbing for a bigger share of the dollar printing.