Post by Logan on Feb 25, 2016 9:12:39 GMT -6
Ferguson officials, now mostly black like the city, still face federal suit over police reforms
When black protesters filled the streets of Ferguson, Mo., in the summer of 2014, it was hard not to notice that the city's government didn't look anything like its residents.
The St. Louis suburb was two-thirds black, but the Police Department was overwhelmingly white, as was the police officer who shot and killed black 18-year-old Michael Brown. The mayor was white and so were five of the city's six council members.
Now, Ferguson has passed a new milestone on its journey to reform: On Tuesday night, the City Council became majority black for the first time.
But with a lawsuit from the U.S. Justice Department looming, the city's troubles are far from over.
Read more: www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-0225-ferguson-black-20160225-story.html
When black protesters filled the streets of Ferguson, Mo., in the summer of 2014, it was hard not to notice that the city's government didn't look anything like its residents.
The St. Louis suburb was two-thirds black, but the Police Department was overwhelmingly white, as was the police officer who shot and killed black 18-year-old Michael Brown. The mayor was white and so were five of the city's six council members.
Now, Ferguson has passed a new milestone on its journey to reform: On Tuesday night, the City Council became majority black for the first time.
But with a lawsuit from the U.S. Justice Department looming, the city's troubles are far from over.
Read more: www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-0225-ferguson-black-20160225-story.html