President Obama appeals for ‘peace and calm’ in Ferguson Missouri
In a recent press conference discussing the on going turmoil in Ferguson Missouri. The President of the United States of America Barack Obama said:
“There is never an excuse for violence against police or for those who would use this tragedy as a cover for vandalism or looting,” Obama said, speaking from the Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard where he is in the midst of a two-week vacation. “There’s also no excuse for police to use excessive force against peaceful protests or to throw protesters in jail for lawfully exercising their First Amendment.
There has been on going racial tension between residents of Ferguson Missouri and the local police after an unarmed black man was shot and killed by a white police officer.
Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora.
Also writes for GTA Weekly and GTA Today.
