Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. For Obama, Ferguson Violence is a Personal Issue by Luis Ramirez Throughout the crisis in Ferguson, Missouri, President Barack Obama has urged calm, restraint and respect for the rule of law. But the events in Ferguson have prompted him to call ' more openly than he has before ' for profound changes to end the racism and distrust that he believes still exists between whites and blacks in the United States. VOA White House correspondent Luis Ramirez reports. __________________________________________________________________ [1]http://www.voanews.com/media/video/for-obama-ferguson-violence-is-pe rsonal-issue/2536421.html References 1. http://www.voanews.com/media/video/for-obama-ferguson-violence-is-personal-issue/2536421.html