WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) - President Barack Obama will discuss the situation in Ferguson, Missouri, with his Cabinet, civil rights leaders, law enforcement officials and others Monday.
The White House says Obama's Cabinet meeting will focus on his administration's review of federal programs that provide military-style equipment to law enforcement agencies.
The president will also meet with young civil rights leaders to discuss the challenges posed by 'mistrust between law enforcement and communities of color.' He'll then meet with government and law enforcement officials, as well as other community leaders, to discuss how to strengthen neighborhoods.
Attorney General Eric Holder will be at a Ferguson forum in Atlanta Monday.
Protests have continued in Ferguson, but have been more muted than the violence sparked last week by a grand jury's decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
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