The Village » Daren Wilson https://www.cbcfinc.org/thevillage Real People. Real Talk. Wed, 30 Mar 2016 16:57:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 Mixed With a Bowl of Emotions: The Ferguson Indictment Announcement https://www.cbcfinc.org/thevillage/2014/12/22/mixed-with-a-bowl-of-emotions-the-ferguson-indictment-announcement/ https://www.cbcfinc.org/thevillage/2014/12/22/mixed-with-a-bowl-of-emotions-the-ferguson-indictment-announcement/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2014 20:37:36 +0000 http://www.cbcfinc.org/thevillage/?p=1673

Once I heard the grand jury came to a decision on whether or not they would indict Officer Wilson for the shooting death of Mike Brown, I had no desire to watch the announcement because I have seen this scenario play out before and had no expectation that it would be anything different this time around. But after a conscious conversation with one of my co-laborers in the community, though despaired, I decided to watch the announcement with a tablespoon of hope.

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]]> https://www.cbcfinc.org/thevillage/2014/12/22/mixed-with-a-bowl-of-emotions-the-ferguson-indictment-announcement/feed/ 0 A Michael Brown Decision and Ferguson Burns: A Faith Leader’s Reflection https://www.cbcfinc.org/thevillage/2014/12/08/a-michael-brown-decision-and-ferguson-burns-a-faith-leaders-reflection/ https://www.cbcfinc.org/thevillage/2014/12/08/a-michael-brown-decision-and-ferguson-burns-a-faith-leaders-reflection/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2014 15:09:36 +0000 http://www.cbcfinc.org/thevillage/?p=1654

“It’s sad but it’s not new. My personal expectation was for the outcome to be what it turned out to be. As long as the people making policy don’t look like us, they have no incentive to create a system that represents all the citizens of Ferguson, especially those from Michael Brown’s community.” 

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