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ArchCity Defenders is calling for the consolidation of St. Louis’ municipal court system in a new report. It examines how legislation, litigation and advocacy efforts changed the courts a decade after the killing of Michael Brown Jr.
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It’s been 10 years since Michael Brown was killed and the Ferguson Uprising that followed. To honor that history, We Live Here is returning for a special season with host Chad Davis and producer Danny Wicentowski. They reflect on some of the truths that Ferguson exposed, why there still is an open wound a decade later, and how community members continue to push for a better future.
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The inaugural cohort of the St. Louis-based initiative graduated last fall. A new cohort starts the program later this year.
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The hearing comes 10 years after Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson police officer, shot and killed Michael Brown Jr., an unarmed Black 18-year-old, sparking protests and a worldwide movement to save Black lives.
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NPR TV critic and media analyst Eric Deggans discusses the effects Ferguson protest footage and other video by non-journalists had on news and other media.
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The killing of Michael Brown Jr. by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson is a benchmark on the decades-long connection between Black American and Palestinian American activism.
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Civil rights attorney and former South Carolina state representative Bakari Sellers says national police reform is currently dead, but there is hope through voting to change the makeup of Congress.
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Centene Corp. has donated its 60,000-square-foot Ferguson claims center to the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. The donation is the largest any Urban League has ever received, and it will soon house child care initiatives, outreach programs and a food pantry.
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Ferguson Police Chief Troy Doyle says a cultural shift in the department has led to improved recruitment efforts — and greater community trust.
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R&R Marketplace opened after decades of disinvestment in Dellwood.