Once again we have to deal with the vicious legacy of White supremacy. Once again, we have to raise the question: If our dear brother Michael Brown were a precious White youth killed in Newtown, Connecticut or a precious Jewish kid killed in West Chester, New York would the President, Congress, legal system respond in the same way as him being a precious young Black brother in Ferguson, St. Louis? And I think we know the answer. The American system is an abysmal failure when it comes to keeping track of the humanity of the Black poor and in this case, Black poor youth.
Cornel West