WASHINGTON (AP) — President
Barack Obama will discuss the situation in Ferguson, Missouri, with his
Cabinet, civil rights leaders, law enforcement officials and others
Monday.
The White House says
Obama's Cabinet meeting will focus on his administration's review of
federal programs that provide military-style equipment to law
enforcement agencies.
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The
president will also meet with young civil rights leaders to discuss the
challenges posed by "mistrust between law enforcement and communities of
color." He'll then meet with government and law enforcement officials,
as well as other community leaders, to discuss how to strengthen
neighborhoods.
Protests have
continued in Ferguson, but have been more muted than the violence
sparked last week by a grand jury's decision not to indict a police
officer in the shooting of 18-year-old Michael BrowMichael Brown Sr., left, and his wife, Calvina Brown, right, are embraced by Trina Moorehead, of Flo
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