Community leaders in Boston have reacted to the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, where last week an 18-year-old black man was shot and killed by a white police officer.

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Virginia Ward is a Youth Pastor in Cambridge who has been counseling young African American men about how they should respond to the events in Ferguson.

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State Rep. Evandro Carvalho, who represents Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, weighed in on what can be done to change the way young African American men are perceived by law enforcement.