"They want to ensure that Detroit doesn't end up like Ferguson, Mo., or Baltimore or New York or North Charleston, S.C.,"???!!!--------Race dominates discussion at Mackinac Policy Conference

Race dominates discussion at Mackinac Policy Conference
MACKINAC ISLAND – Bridging the racial divide in metro Detroit that leaves so many African Americans unemployed, underemployed, living in poverty or incarcerated comes down to several key proposals and a shift in the way people think about race.
The region's political and business leaders began to tackle the thorny issue last week that has roiled so many other cities over the past year.
They want to ensure that Detroit doesn't end up like Ferguson, Mo., or Baltimore or New York or North Charleston, S.C., where African Americans have died at the hands of police, causing unrest, riots and a lingering distrust.
But is the Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island, a gathering of largely white businessmen and women and elected officials, the place for such a discussion?