Stevie Wonder has something to say to the mayor of Ferguson, Mo.- the city where unarmed, black, 18-year-old Mike Brown was shot and killed by white police officer, Darren Wilson, last month- that he doesn't feel as if the mayor is seeing the full picture of the case.
Seattle PI reported that Wonder said, "I don't know if the mayor has blinders on [...] But to say that he didn't know that there was a racial or cultural problem in the city is unfortunate."
Ever since the tragic shooting of the black teen on Aug. 9, there have been many news reports about the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., where the National Guard was eventually called in. A timeline of events from Aug. 9 to Aug. 26 revolving around the shooting can be read on USA Today.
Wonder was prompted to make his statements about the mayor of Ferguson, James Knowles, during an interview with the Huffington Post. Knowles said that "There's not a racial divide in the city of Ferguson." It was a comment that left many questioning the mayor.
Residents of Ferguson, outraged over the shooting, have made their anger known by demanding answers at the city's first city council meeting, where St. Louis activist John Chasnoff told the elected leaders that they have "lost the authority to govern this community."
Wonder spoke up about the mayor of Ferguson after announcing that he'll be embarking on a North American tour in the fall that will highlight his 1976 Grammy-winning album, Songs in the Key of Life. He also talked about the new music he's been working on, saying that much of it was inspired by him taking in news around the world, the Ferguson shooting included.
His fall tour is set to begin in New York City on Nov. 6 and go through 10 more cities before ending in Oakland, California in December.
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