joining me now are joseph anderson, president of 100 black men of metropolitan st. he washington post's wesley lowry. thank you for being here tonight. >> thank you. >> thank you, reverend. >> joseph, how long has this pressure been building between the police and the people of fergie son? >> well, reverend sharpton, it's been building for years. it's been building this not just ferguson but several other municipalities in the city of st. louis. this just busted the cap off. we hope coming out of here we can have some positive dialogue, some sensitively training and some better communication between police and the community that they serve. >> now let me ask you, wesley. you have been moving around, covering this story. we are told that only 16%. now, again, the town is nearly 70% black. look at the demographic breakdown of city officials in ferguson. the mayor is white. the police chief is white. only 16% of the city council is black. 6% of the police force is black. and the school board, 0% -- not a single african-american is on the school board. do you feel as you

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