How to teach kids about Ferguson so there is no 'next Michael Brown'?

Today, the details of what happened the day Michael Brown was killed remain murky. But it's clear that a grim catalog of similar incidents — young, unarmed people of color killed by police — have stoked protest and rage among young people. They are raising their voices -- not just in their communities, but by powerfully channeling social media. Michael Brown’s death sparked one Twitter moniker, #IfTheyGunnedMeDown, which lambasted the media's emphasis on stereotypical, negative images of black victims of gun violence, rather than equally available wholesome pictures. Myles Bess went to Missouri for Michael Brown’s funeral, and spoke with young men, school kids, older civil rights leaders, and others. But some community members expressed feelings beyond grief. The death of Michael Brown, one young man said, “didn’t make us scared. It made us furious.” Sources of information and insight about Ferguson - including photographs, radio segments, and a powerful written piece - are all on Youth Radio.