http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/07/us/ferguson-election/index.html
This article tells of an election between two African American townspeople of Ferguson, Missouri.
These two men are running to fill the position of representative of the 3rd Ward on a council of six
people. Despite the fact that (roughly) 14,700 of the (roughly) 21,000 citizens of Ferguson are black,
the mayor along with 5/6 city council members, up until this election, are white. This upcoming election
will guarantee that 1/3 of the city council will now be black as both of the candidates are black. The
area they are running to represent includes the location the Michael Brown shooting which raises the
intensity of the election tremendously.
I think that this election is well needed and well timed. The election has allowed for the bearings of
possible candidates to be collected after the shooting and the shooting of Michael Brown may have
served as motivation for the blacks of Ferguson to take charge in their community. The shocking
correlation between race of city representatives compared to the race of the population of Ferguson is
very different. It is a good thing that people are seeing a problem and are deciding to do something
constructive about it. They are searching to fix the problem rather than just complain. While this
election is only one small step towards peaceful resolution in a troubled city, it has the potential to open
the gates for more active involvement of citizens in that city that will represent all parties.
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