Update to this story.

Nah, not racist at all.

Via Grabien (click here for video):

MARC LAMONT HILL, CNN CONTRIBUTOR: I don’t think it’s ever smart for a candidate to avoid democracy. I mean, weeks ago, Ben (Ferguson) was saying reporters need to — candidates need to answer reporters’ questions, candidates need to hit the ground. I wouldn’t applaud her for being smart when she avoids the voices of people who have been struggling on the ground for hundreds of years, but certainly since August 9, 2014, post-Michael Brown. I think she needs to be there. I think she needs to address these issues.

I understand Ben’s point, which is that, as a political calculus, it’s better to run from this stuff than to take it head on because you end up saying something stupid like, “All lives matter,” like Martin O’Malley did. I think from a strategic perspective it’s fine. From an ethical perspective, from a moral perspective, I think she made a big mistake by not being there, and she’ll make a bigger mistake if she ignores the voices of the Black Lives Matter movement.