Hello students,
Welcome to our first blog post. My goal is to use the blog as a forum for you to continue practicing your English by listening to, watching, or reading online sources, and then discussing them with your classmates.
You may have heard on the news about the death of a young black man, Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri, in the United States. He was shot by a police officer who stopped him for walking in the street. There have also been many other recent incidents in the US of black men killed by the police. Many people have gone to Ferguson to protest police actions and racism.
This story from the Voice of America website discusses the anger against police actions. I would like you to read/listen to the story and then comment on this post (also sign your name with your comment). You can respond to the comments of others, or answer the following questions:
1. Police in the US have been criticized for seeing people from poor communities (especially young black men) as criminals. What do you think about this?
2. Do police in Colombia stop people just because of how they look?
3. How do you feel about the police in Colombia?
