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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