JeffSmithMO Tweets on Ferguson

White power structure helped create #Ferguson. But as @AntonioFrench notes, black leadership is critical to peace. Too few trusted whites.

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 18, 2014

Thank you very much. MT @jonathanchait: Must-read overview of the St. Louis/Ferguson power structure, by @JeffSmithMO http://t.co/XSXALoBhQ4

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 18, 2014

Just hate to contemplate impact on #StL region residential/business location decisions going fwd. Likely to exacerbate extant inequality.

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 18, 2014

Mass punishment for alleged molotov cocktail recalls prison, where contraband discovery often meant a weeklong lockdown for 2500 ppl.

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 18, 2014

Need about 100 more Capt. Johnsons. #Ferguson

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 18, 2014

Thanks, homie MT @bradlander Great piece by @JeffSmithMO @nytopinion: In #Ferguson, Black Town, White Power http://t.co/tts2eSFhlx …

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 18, 2014

So proud to see @JeffSmithMO's byline in NYT. Great insights & another reminder that our God is a God of 2nd chances http://t.co/PHqCuVWz7i

— Lis Smith (@Lis_Smith) August 18, 2014

10-9-8-7….(Time until Fox hires Martin Baker)

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 18, 2014

Welcome to Twitter! MT @3sticksCGCS: @JeffSmithMO People need to read stories like this to understand. We make comments w/o understanding.

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 18, 2014

WaPo covers Dooley effort remove county prosecutor removed from investigation, totally misses key political angle http://t.co/5Miz2Lj1l4

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 17, 2014

Urge your firm to hold a job fair in N. County. Volunteer in struggling #Ferguson-Florissant or Normandy school district. Lotta ways 2 help.

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 17, 2014

I know it's not for everyone. But there are other ways to show support. i.e., give to a Food Bank that helps struggling families in NoCo.

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 17, 2014

I suggested #StL whites go to #Ferguson, but some,fear they won't be welcomed. Hundreds of my @ replies from the ground suggest they will.

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 17, 2014

I gave some long-term context to #ferguson @tnr; for more recent context, please read @jessebogan on Canfield Green http://t.co/qYcyUwmVt4

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 17, 2014

@jelani9, if #Ferguson sounds like #occupy, you need some @JeffSmithMO to learn why: http://t.co/AQSzFuzFId

— Bill Bodkin (@Wbrain70) August 17, 2014

Expecting snarky replies, but 5 MO Republican electeds have called/texted in last 48 hrs, wanting to be helpful in #Ferguson. #PaulEffect?

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 17, 2014

"WHY WOULD I TAKE A HISTORY LESSON FROM A DEMOCRAT CONVICTED FELON? HE'S PROBLY ONE OF THE LOOTERS" (4/4)

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 17, 2014

"I don't understand all this anger and division based on my understanding of how things are for all races now. Is it still that bad,really?"

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 17, 2014

"I just don't understand why anything that happened 50 years ago has anything to do with one isolated incident last week." (2/4)

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 17, 2014

There's little more disheartening than reading the comments when white friends share my recent #Ferguson article on FB. Top comments: (1/2)

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 17, 2014

CWE: Affluent mostly white nabe. MT @STLAbuBadu: Most gone.Animated crowd remaining asking where the curfew is in Central West End #Ferguson

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 17, 2014

Good pre-curfew sign- one of the black church's most upbeat songs. MT @JessicaGoldstei: Crowd singing This Little Light Of Mine. #ferguson

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 17, 2014

Gutsy #Ferguson reporter injured last weekend -> @stevegiegerich Incisive, must-read Ferguson piece by @JeffSmithMO: http://t.co/HisKIci6Bv

— Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithMO) August 17, 2014