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Photo Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Courtesy of Nicole Calderone, The City of Hutto and Getty ImagesThe City Council meeting in Hutto, Texas, had been in session for just a few minutes on Aug. 31 when local resident Nicole Calderone stepped up to the podium, moments after another speaker angrily rebuked Mayor Mike Snyder.What happened next would plunge the city of less than 40,000, just a half-hour drive north of Austin, into a ferocious debate about racism. At the center of the c
protests. earlier this morning, you heard from the new police chief there. now, let s talk with one of the activists pushing for racial equality in ferguson and around the country. joining us now, m ocht ntega simmons, chairperson of organization for black struggle. good to have you this morning with us, sir. we know there is this new african-american police chief. there are more black officers, black city manager, municipal judge. some things have changed. aside from those positions and individuals, to what degree has life improved or changed in ferguson? unfortunately, the reality that we have been actually struggling against has not changed, meaning that there has been no real change in the deployment of officers or the way they execute their duties, no one has actually implemented any measures for early morning for officers whose behavior has