President Obama Holding Civil Rights Meetings in Wake of Ferguson Unrest
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iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Following up on his pledge after the Ferguson grand jury decision, President Obama will be holding three separate meetings at the White House Monday on the issue of policing in minority communities.
The president will meet with his Cabinet to discuss federal programs and funding that provide equipment to state and local law enforcement agencies, according to the White House. He will then host a roundtable discussion in the Oval Office with young local and national civil rights leaders.
The president will then meet with a group of elected officials, civil rights and faith leaders, and law enforcement officials to discuss “how communities and law enforcement can work together to build trust to strengthen neighborhoods,” according to the White House.
On Sunday, St. Louis police reported six arrests of Ferguson-related protesters. Two arrests were made outside Edward Jones Dome, where the St. Louis Rams were playing the Oakland Raiders. All six protesters were charged with “Failure to Disperse.”
Several Rams players showed their support for Ferguson protesters Sunday by walking on to the field with their arms raised in what is described as a “hands up, don’t shoot” pose.
On Saturday, an attorney for Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson said his client has resigned in the wake of the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Wilson’s resignation comes less than a week after a grand jury declined to indict him for the August 9 shooting death of Brown, an incident that triggered violent protests in Ferguson and other parts of the country.
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