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Activists fire back at Ferguson ‘State of Emergency’ with #WhichEmergency

Netizens discuss ’emergencies’ afflicting black communities in the US.

St. Louis County officials declared a state of emergency in the US city of Ferguson, Missouri on Monday, marking one year after the police shooting of an unarmed teenager, Michael Brown. About 60 people were arrested on Monday when protesters blocked traffic lanes on a major highway, and another 100 were arrested on Tuesday.