Michael Brown

Drop the Charges Against Protesters!

Drop the Charges Against Protesters! Drop the Charges Against Protesters!

It’s time for prosecutors to get on the right side of history—and grant amnesty to Black Lives Matter protesters.

Jun 24, 2020 / Justin Hansford and Arjun Singh Sethi

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The History of Lynching and the Present of Policing The History of Lynching and the Present of Policing

A new documentary on Michael Brown comes just in time.

May 17, 2018 / Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Tishaura O. Jones

Can a Champion of Black Lives Matter Become Mayor of St. Louis? Can a Champion of Black Lives Matter Become Mayor of St. Louis?

Tishaura Jones is running to “uproot racism” just a few miles from the streets where Michael Brown was murdered.

Mar 3, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias

Michael Brown Memorial

The Ferguson Commission Issued 189 Calls to Action. Will Missouri Listen? The Ferguson Commission Issued 189 Calls to Action. Will Missouri Listen?

Rev. Starsky Wilson, a member of the Ferguson Commission, discusses its key findings and the prospects for change.

Sep 22, 2015 / Joshua Holland

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No, Protests Against Police Brutality Are Not Increasing Crime No, Protests Against Police Brutality Are Not Increasing Crime

And those who say so are practicing bad journalism and worse science.

Sep 3, 2015 / Alex S. Vitale

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One Year After the Ferguson Protests, Just a Few Reforms Have Succeeded One Year After the Ferguson Protests, Just a Few Reforms Have Succeeded

Did the protests in the wake of Michael Brown’s death spark change in this community? Some see more progress than others.

Aug 10, 2015 / Steven Hsieh

Black Lives Matter

Black Love Matters Black Love Matters

A dispatch from the inaugural gathering of a proudly diffuse, rapidly growing, hyper-local movement for black lives.

Jul 28, 2015 / Mark Winston Griffith

Who’s Accountable for Ferguson’s Crimes? No One, It Seems

Who’s Accountable for Ferguson’s Crimes? No One, It Seems Who’s Accountable for Ferguson’s Crimes? No One, It Seems

Here’s another reminder that “personal responsibility” is a principle relevant only to the poor and the black.

Mar 23, 2015 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge

It’s Not Just Ferguson

It’s Not Just Ferguson It’s Not Just Ferguson

Cities nationwide are criminalizing black people to pay the bills.

Mar 5, 2015 / Raven Rakia

Right-Wing Media’s Painful Pivot From Demonizing Mike Brown to Giving Eric Garner a Moral Pass

Right-Wing Media’s Painful Pivot From Demonizing Mike Brown to Giving Eric Garner a Moral Pass Right-Wing Media’s Painful Pivot From Demonizing Mike Brown to Giving Eric Garner a Moral Pass

How to bury two dead black men in the “reverse racism” narrative.

Dec 5, 2014 / Blog / Leslie Savan

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