Hello World,
As of tomorrow, it will be a week since St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch announced a St. Louis County grand jury’ s decision to not to indict a white police officer Darren Wilson for killing unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. Every day since then, this decision continues to reverberate in Ferguson and across the country…Below are some of the most poignant stories and perspectives I’ve seen about the fallout from Ferguson…
1. “The Baptism of Michael Brown Sr. and Ferguson’s Baptism By Fire” on thedailybeast.com – Michael Brown’s father recommitted his life to Christ at Flood Christian Church, a storefront church, and was baptized a few miles away at Calvary West Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis a day before the grand jury decision was announced…A day after the grand jury decision was announced, ashes marked where the Flood Christian Church once stood…
2. CNN’s Anderson Cooper interviews Pastor Carlton Lee, pastor of Michael Brown Sr.’s church, which was set on fire during protests in Ferguson…
3. “Pregnant St. Louis Woman Praises Jesus After Losing Eye: Vows To Get Justice After Police Fired Bean Bag Through Car Window During Riots” on christianpost.com
4. “Ferguson Protesters Celebrate Thanksgiving in A Church, Actively Boycott Black Friday” on huffingtonpost.com
5. “Local Church Leaders Organize ‘Black Lives Matter’ Candlelight Vigil and Black Friday Boycott” on eastcountymagazine.org
6. “NFL Player Benjamin Watson’s Ferguson Post on Facebook Goes Viral” on khq.com
7. “Attorney General Eric Holder Will Visit Ebenezer Baptist Church for ‘Atlanta’s Ferguson Forum'” on v103.cbslocal.com…V-103 and WAOK will join Pastor Raphael Warnock and Ebenezer Baptist Church at “The Community Speaks ATL” service/forum on Monday, December 1 at 7 p.m.
Any thoughts?