Michael Brown Sr. wipes the top of the vault during the funeral for his son Michael Brown at St. Peters Cemetery on August 25, 2014 in St. Louis Missouri.

Taking Your Calls about Job Hunting and Race in America After Ferguson

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 2, 2015

Human resources executive Victoria Humphrey offers advice for first time job hunters. Timothy Spall discusses his lead role as the eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner in the film “Mr. Turner.” Christopher Scotton talks about his novel The Secret Wisdom of the Earth. Michael Brown, Sr. will discuss his son, the events that continue to unfold in Ferguson and around the country, and the perpetual tension that comes from being a black parent in America, with Esquire writer-at large John Richardson.

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