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Today’s R&D provides resources on the controversial police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. The shooting, which took place on August 9, took the life of eighteen-year-old black teenager Michael Brown. The incident triggered protests and looting in the area and was met by a heavy police response. The officer involved in the shooting is currently under investigation and the Department of Justice is looking into potential civil rights violations.
From Birmingham to Ferguson, a brief history of how racial tensions at home have undermined America abroad. http://t.co/1rrNA30Dt7
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) August 26, 2014
Approved Responses to the Civil Unrest in Ferguson http://t.co/ld1sHpPQkm
— The Nation (@thenation) August 26, 2014
Can America change its script of outrage and conflict after unarmed black deaths? @JesseWashington writes: http://t.co/5nrZCvvTcN
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 26, 2014
Unlike the Ferguson police, the U.S. military cannot use tear gas in combat http://t.co/KwUGGCkjMS
— National Journal (@nationaljournal) August 26, 2014
Family, friends and activists mourn Michael Brown http://t.co/h5B2B6iTRr #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/blAnj3cvaq
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 26, 2014
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon Nixon pressed on whether he has confidence in Ferguson prosecutor http://t.co/TzUalM05In
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 25, 2014
Ferguson area teachers given directives on how to talk about Michael Brown http://t.co/0pLBDWj6iP
— Al Jazeera America (@ajam) August 26, 2014
Opinion: Making sure Ferguson never happens again http://t.co/iHejSIofPj via @JoeNBC
— POLITICO (@politico) August 25, 2014
Obama orders review of military hardware given to state and local police following the racial unrest in Ferguson http://t.co/RKLsUxcnFM
— New York Post (@nypost) August 25, 2014
‘We’re Like Animals To Them’: An American City’s Daily Racism http://t.co/vu8sgSjj7N
— SPIEGEL English (@SPIEGEL_English) August 26, 2014
Everyone from Tibetan monks to Iran’s Supreme Leader is watching Ferguson http://t.co/agIWmR1HYn pic.twitter.com/DAZzqyglMC
— GlobalPost (@GlobalPost) August 26, 2014
More than $300,000 raised for Ferguson police officer who fatally shot unarmed black teen http://t.co/Dtd7clJYvb
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) August 25, 2014
Watching #Ferguson, #France asks ” Do we have enough Muslims among the French police?” http://t.co/MWyCZTgAtm via @sarallana
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) August 25, 2014
.@HillaryClinton ignored two reporters who asked her about #Ferguson: http://t.co/V8k0WWlY6T
— POLITICO (@politico) August 26, 2014