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A lot of [Ferguson's problems] has to do with police culture regardless of the officer's skin color. But I am hopeful.

Ferguson, Mo., Committeewoman Patricia Bynes, on the city's hiring of a black man to lead the police department in the majority-black community. Andre Anderson will take over nearly a year after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager.

Ferguson, Mo., Committeewoman Patricia Bynes, on the city's hiring of a black man to lead the police department in the majority-black community. Andre Anderson will take over nearly a year after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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