Activist Cornel West called Ferguson the "sad end of the age of Obama." He made the comment in a tweet:

#Ferguson: The sad end of the Age of Obama

— Cornel West (@CornelWest)
November 25, 2014

West added a few more thoughts on Ferguson and Obama:

Obama's empty neutrality, moral bankruptcy and political cowardice is now undeniable to even his most loyal cheerleaders and boot-lickers!

— Cornel West (@CornelWest)
November 25, 2014

Wall Street criminals, Drone Droppers, Torturers and Police who kill our precious children go free - and we weep and fight back!

— Cornel West (@CornelWest)
November 25, 2014

Martin Luther King Jr. rebels against the chronic callousness toward the vulnerable and he rejoices at the awakening of Black Youth.

— Cornel West (@CornelWest)
November 25, 2014