Vineyard. You can join the conversation. 202 7488001 for republicans. 202 7488000 for democrats. If you are an independent, 202 7458002. You can also join us, if you live in missouri, we have aligned set aside especially for you. That number is 202 7488003. End us a tweet at cspanwj join us on facebook, facebook. Com cspan. Or be will take your emails, journal cspan. Org. Thanks very much for being with us. The front page of the New York Times focusing on ferguson, one year later. An indelible blackandwhite line is the headline. The headline. Article points out that one year after the Fatal Shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black man in ferguson, missouri unleashing a series of debates in ferguson, missouri, and around the country. Host that story this morning, front page in the New York Times. On and cnn. Com also focusing ferguson, one year later. Of august 9, 2014 have become a polarizing topic, split down generational and racial lines on whether the details in the case why did the reaction that came after. [video clip] the think that in department, there are individuals that dont understand the community, but in fact, there have been some issues with respect to raise problems. There has been. I think the Police Department is doing a good job, has done a good job. Host that from cnn. The new police chief in ferguson, missouri. Steve gingrich is joining us on the phone, he has been following this story for st. Louis postdispatch. You were working late last night in march is tons get place in the area. What were you saying . What were they telling you . Guest the mood is much different than last year. Compared to what we would does what we witnessed last august, this is the age of aquarius. People are still angry, but looking for solutions. Last night, i covered a protest in ferguson itself, about 200 people. Most were peaceful. Unfortunately, at the end of the evening, there was an unrelated shooting. Otherwise, it was a very peaceful and pretty constructive day. Host another headline is getting a fair amount of attention this sunday morning, the headline from the of 21gton post, the name have been shot since ferguson. They list their names and ages. Why is the still happening . Opinion, this is ore. Coming to the f Michael Browns case broke open the fruit, if you will. Also, the advent of social media , smartphones that can record some of these incidents. I think were becoming more of what people in the knowanamerican community has been going on for decades and tickets decades and decades. Host the underlying issue, not just Race Relations, but the disparity between black and white when it comes to the poverty rate in this country. In are certainly say that st. Louis, the New York Times alludes to that this morning. What can you tell us . Guest that story is true. This touches on some a different issues. And sort of cuts through the surface there. The Education System in st. Louis not just st. Louis, but everywhere there are two and almost three tiers of Public School systems in the area. The court system is welldocumented. There are two sets of justices for all intensive purposes. Economically, that sections in where the Unemployment Rate is 50 , if not more. If you were there last summer, up,have seen hands dont shoot, was the model, a symbol of something much larger. Host i want to share with you one tweet. Robert says, it is sad, these riots turned the cities into ghost towns. What have you seen one year later . Guest we have seen huge reforms in the court system already. The Police Department is still largely a white police force. There is a black seas. It is an economic corridor where the cleanup is still beginning. There and see lots where businesses used to stand. There is some a criminal progress. I think it is important to know that what happen in ferguson, economically, socially, education, every aspect this has been decades in the making. Nothing can turnaround around in 12 months. There have been steps made, but a lot of steps arent fast enough. I heard that last night. People are baby in the same place as they were one year ago, or an inch or two above that. Impatience, which is understandable. Host were speaking with steve gingrich, of the st. Louis postdispatch. There is a look at ferguson, missouri this year and last year. Final question for you, whats next for you in the story moving ahead in the days forward . Continuere going to to cover the story. This is our backyard. We are reporters taking a indepth look at the court system, which is one of the real problems of what occurred in ferguson last summer. Gain, the School System the school that Michael Brown attended is in huge trouble. There is a disparity in learning their. We have some excellent stories last year. Technically there were kids that who hadnt seen a real teacher alert anything for an entire year. We will stand top of these underlying issues right now. Thats the big story as far as the st. Louis postdispatch is concerned. Host we will look for your story online. Inis the front page story the newspapers. Thank you for being with us. From you. One year after ferguson, your thoughts on what we saw with the killing of Michael Brown. As the Washington Post points out, 24 other victims at the hands of Police Officers. Rick is first in new york city. Caller good morning. Thank you for cspan. You know, in new york city here, and everywhere i have been, i have me many Wonderful Police officers. I just want to premise that. Those few cops out there that are just not being professional when they pull someone over for a silly thing like no turn light, or a break l for and drawing a weapon minor things like that, were they pulled the person over, and the person has a bad attitude lose their professional manner, and become, i dont know, mentally crazed, pulling people out of their cars, join weapons its insanity. For are treating people traffic and fractions as if they are some kind of international terrorists. I dont understand. There was something in the news recently about the highspeed Police Chases causing more deaths. Now that these municipalities are looking at the liability. Ituation i think it is a National Problem that we have. Theres no question that there re Wonderful Police officers across the country. Theres no question about that. These few bad apples that are creating this problem for the smallest infractions is just insanity. Thank you for cspan. Thank you for your call. Jan responding to your comment. She has this point, maybe some. Hould not be cops period next is jim from fort lauderdale, florida. Caller i dont have any problem with what the previous caller had to say. Disappointed that the tock community is unwilling speak about and take into of all the facts liberties cases. Even if it shows that the victim did something wrong that may have precipitated what happened. Going all the way back to the where theyse team were accused of rape being stripper, who was later proven i think she is in jail now. Roven to have lied but, in the process, probably ruined the lives of all of the men that she slandered, accusing them of rape, we find out in the sanderson da, where the young man attacked the night watchman. It was reported that he was completely innocent, and we have witnesses that say he was on top of the night watchman willing wailing away. Lets have a ledger of things. Lets have a ledger of what the policeman did wrong, and what the victim did wrong. Lets not just talk about this saying, with black people, and white. The other thing, you talk about how segregated it is in st. Louis. You think white people will let black people into their neighborhood when they see all of these reactions, opinions, anger, and crime. They will be welcoming black people into their community . White people are watching, what do you expect them to do. Thank you. Host the bbc is also reporting on this with the question, why do u. S. Police keep killing unarmed black men . The story is Available Online, pointing out that the debts of garner,brown, eric ofddie gray are the result racism and excessive violence. Many manner say that ferguson could happen to us that story politico. Com. Little zach is up next. Good morning. Are you with us . We will move on to jeffrey, joining us from ohio. Good morning. Democrats line. Caller yes. To me it is a sad occasion that racialdealing with, this issue. Just listening to that last caller, it makes me very very pessimistic about the future. Host why is that . By you pessimistic . Look at the analogy black people, do you think white their would want them in community . Its like me saying, do you think we want white people in our community . I just think things are not going to change. I just dont see a future in this country as far as Race Relations. I think a lot of people have corners, different have different opinions, and our steadfast in them. People are making crazy analogies. Just hearing that guy say that shiver. Iver made me im a little older, ive seen a lot of things over the years, ive seen progress in Race Relations, by dont see a solving this problem anytime in the near future. Dont think we have the will i dont really know who is controlling this country. I think money boys are putting and itnst one another, will keep putting us down at the bottom, and keep making money. Thats the way it is. I dont really foresee a change. The thing that this guy really doesnt understand is that every time that black person does something, he will be locked up for. A lot of things that happened to black people, no one is ever held accountable. Host that is clearly part of the debate the high crime rate and the height incarceration rate among Young African men, compared to young white men. Caller thats my point. Of a black person does something, he will be held. Ccountable, and put in jail whatever society determines his punishment will be, he will receive it. A lot of the white guys, they do the same thing, and they are not held accountable. Whethat is the gist of the problem. Not who has done it, or how many people on this site or that site have done it, it is how are we going to treat each other. I just dont see this problem ever being solved. I know it is sad to say it, but that is the way of the world. The call. Ks for by the way, we have aligned set aside if you live in missouri, that number is 202 7488003. We welcome our listeners on cspan radio, heard nationwide on xm. We are focusing on ferguson, buffet, one year later. This is from the miami herald. On the 20th anniversary of the , a speech atarch church. This time, organizers are hoping to attract a diverse crosssection of people including natives and hispanics else. Ting the justiceor , the 2016 candidates offered no plan to address racism and racists outcomes in the nation. Deborah from missouri. Caller am i on . Host you sure are. Go ahead. Caller im sorry. I have a couple of comments, if i may take time to make more than one comment. I and 61 years old not the need to know that, but i have seen a lot in my lifetime, and i have seen a lot of change. However, regarding Police Brutality, i have experienced weref Police Officers that so i dont know what word to use. They were so forceful in situations, when they shouldnt had been, like when i something stolen from my apartment in my apartment complex, and they got forceful with me, and attacked me, instead of attacking, or going after the person who had stolen from me. I guess the point i am trying to make is and that is not the only incident i went through i had an incident in chicago, im originally from chicago, and there are Police Officers that should it be Police Officers. I have heard stories, sure. Those are two experiences i have had. Im not saying that there are not Police Officers that dont discriminate against blacks. It happens. Ihere is discrimination dont know. With the last caller, the, he made about the never been any change, sometimes i wonder if there ever will be change. 1960s, i remember the first time i felt hatred was mind you, this was in the Civil Rights Movement was from a black lady. I held the door open for her at a store, and she said, thats right, whitey, hold the door open for me to ago i asked my mom, why did she say that . I was friends with everyone, i didnt get it. The point i am trying to make is that all people matter. Host let me take it one step further. Youre referring to earlier comments from previous callers. What would it take to change the whole issue of Race Relations in this country . Going tot is not change, but what would it take if it were to change . Caller i didnt say its not going to, i sent, i wonder if its going to. Host let me ask you the same question. What would it take to change . Gosh, i wish i knew. I brought a girl home from school when i was in grade school, who happen to be black, and i was told to get in the house immediately, and i know it was because she was black. It didnt mean anything to me, she was my friend. The color of her skin to that matter, but my family let me start here. Im part native american, but most people would look at me and say, she is white, so she is against us a lot of people would say that. My own family, they are so discouraged or discriminatory. It has been beaten in our heads, nationalityay what you are. Say you are irish or english, not native america. Its a stigma. People were told, dont admit that you are native american, but it is still going on today. Host i will stop you there. We will move on, by appreciate you weighing in. We are talking about ferguson what youre later. If youre interested, the Pew Research Center has looked at the divide between life and. Hites, saying it runs deep serving as asurvey backdrop is how differently the issue is viewed by blacks and whites. Nathan is next from pennsylvania, republican line. Good morning. Caller i dont know where to start. Its a mess. First of all, as i said once before, there is such a disconnect from reality. One person called up and is black livest how dont matter. When a white guy is killed by blacks, which happens all the time when a white guy is shot by a black cop, of course that number from ferguson, i think about 300 something blacks were shot, and the same statistic came up that 500 blacks. Ere shot by no one watches in the street for a white guy. Heres no sense of solidarity when something happens to white person, people really just yawn. I could list hundreds of examples of egregious crimes that happened against whites all the time. We all know that. Statistics show that. Talk about the asian paradox. Have you ever noticed that we have a racist society and racist system have you ever noticed, a lot of people that i work from irom india or pakistan dated a vietnamese go for six years, i happen to be a germanamerican. They are incredibly i hate to say the word, but incredibly hardworking, quiet, reserved. Were severalre hundred businesses that were korean and indian that were attacked in west baltimore, and destroyed by blacks. They targeted them because of their race. Vietnamese dont go into the streets. Koreans dont go into the streets. They dont protest. They go to work. Life. Ust go through they are incredibly successful. Caucasiansearn now. They come here from sex slave camps, and one generation later, their child is a doctor. Racism ofome not just white people, which is very subtle, they overcome the actual out right hatred from blacks. By vietnamese my vietnamese gopher talked about her treatment by blacks when she arrived in this country. Blacks are very busy this public are very xenophobia towards them and others. Will be displaced. Billionll be 130 americans in this country. Blacks and have to deal with them. Blacks born today will have to say to the mexican people, what about selma, what about reparations . The people from venezuela and the people from cambodia will laugh at them. Host natalie has this point police are trained to think everyone is guilty, it will take everyone to stop thinking that black is a dirty word. Bernie sanders disrupted by protesters from black lives matter. The story is Available Online at nbc. Com. Here is just part of what happened, courtesy of nbc news. [video clip] matter k lives black lives matter black lives matter [applause] [indiscernible] from yesterday in seattle, washington, courtesy of nbc news. Bernie sanders issued a statement saying that he was disappointed that two people disrupted a rally, attended by thousands. I was especially disappointed on criminal Justice Reform and the need to fight racism, there is no one who is more willing to fight than me. Two protesters disrupted the thet, and sanders left stage. We will continue with your phone calls. Eric is next. Good morning. Caller good morning. I was just listening to that gentleman that was talking about his vietnamese gopher. Girlfriend. Just to listen to this guy he is praising the people who came over, and they stick together. He is onesided. He was saying that black people are lazy, they dont want to do this. Thats not true. You look around, and right in your car, and you will see the difference in neighborhoods. Matter. If your way, your neighborhood will be ok. If you are black, you go into a black neighborhood, and people sell drugs out right. Go into georgetown and do this. It is different how we are treated. It bothers me that people are blind to the fact there are that people in all races. If you are black, you are held to a different standard. Host eric from washington, d. C. , thank you for the call. Richard rogers has the Streets Police body cams while on end of story . Nd a magazine, a look at the Koch Brothers and their role in 2016. The story is also Available Online at time. Com. Also this morning, f