Activists meet with president at White House to discuss efforts to reform the US criminal justice system but panel reveals divide within movementPresident Barack Obama praised young Black Lives Matter activists in the White House on Thursday,taking special notice of prominent Ferguson protesters and describing the assembly as a moment to bridge differences in a younger, changing civil rights movement.“They are much better organizers than I was when I was their age, and I am confident that they are going to take America to modern heights,” Obama said of Brittany Packnett, DeRay Mckesson and other young protest leaders. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com