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Community Leaders in Oakland, LA prepare ahead of Ferguson Grand Jury decision
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Nov 20, 2014
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Community Leaders in Oakland, LA prepare ahead of Ferguson Grand Jury decision
As the country awaits a jury's decision on whether to charge police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, Oakland and LA prepare for how residents may respond.
Demonstrators march during a peaceful protest November 17, 2014 streets in Clayton, Missouri. The governor of the US state of Missouri declared a state of emergency Monday and activated the National Guard ahead of a grand jury decision in the case of a black teenager shot and killed by a white police officer. Many fear an outbreak of violence if the St Louis County grand jury fails to indict Ferguson city police officer Darren Wilson in the August 9 death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
Demonstrators march during a peaceful protest November 17, 2014 streets in Clayton, Missouri. The governor of the US state of Missouri declared a state of emergency Monday and activated the National Guard ahead of a grand jury decision in the case of a black teenager shot and killed by a white police officer. Many fear an outbreak of violence if the St Louis County grand jury fails to indict Ferguson city police officer Darren Wilson in the August 9 death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
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As the country awaits a jury's decision on whether to charge police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, Oakland and LA prepare for how residents may respond.

There were arrests on the streets of Ferguson Wednesday night - the first in about a week.

They come as a grand jury nears a decision on whether to indict police officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown back in August.

The impact of the decision will be felt beyond Ferguson, including here in California.

For a glimpse at Oakland, where "healing centers" are being opened, Take Two is joined by Pastor Raymond E. Lankford, the Founder and President of Healthy Oakland.

In Los Angeles, there are also calls for calm. Also joining Take Two is Pastor J. Edgar Boyd from LA's First AME Church, which is working with police and other civic leaders to prepare for the reaction to the Grand Jury's decision.