[SoConPubbie]

This is sad, but true. That said, the black leadership now needs to get over it and move on to the real question: What can blacks do to overcome that first impression. My guess is that their behavior in Ferguson isn't helping

No it isn't!

I live in the L.A./Orange County metroplex.

There is no sign of the racism that you state exists and hasn't been for years.

And when I lived in both Phoenix, Portland OR, and Houston, I never saw it in those communities as well.

[econjack]

I’m not sure it’s in Ferguson, either, since I don’t think we have the full picture yet. However, blacks have taken the same loot-destroy-steal action that seems to be endemic for them, be it a police action (e.g., here or Rodney King) or natural (Karina). Personally, it looks more like an opportunity to steal stuff than a protest over what is the real issue. The homeless man who was killed by a black police man in NM didn’t see riots. Wonder why?