/tags/ferguson-protest Ferguson protest en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 09 Aug 2024 19:05:18 GMT /2024-08-09/10-years-after-michael-browns-death-we-went-to-ferguson-to-ask-whats-changed Morning Edition traveled to Ferguson and spoke to residents and leaders who have continued pushing for change in the city that was thrust into the national spotlight after the killing of an unarmed 18-year-old. Fri, 09 Aug 2024 19:05:18 GMT /2024-08-09/10-years-after-michael-browns-death-we-went-to-ferguson-to-ask-whats-changed Mansee Khurana, Michel Martin, Lindsay Totty /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-07-02/the-media-effects-of-ferguson-protest-footage-and-how-they-persist 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. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-07-02/the-media-effects-of-ferguson-protest-footage-and-how-they-persist Elaine Cha /culture-history/2023-08-09/9-years-after-michael-browns-killing-fergusons-sacred-ground-evokes-calls-for-progress Wednesday marks the ninth anniversary of Michael Brown Jr.’s killing by a white police officer in Ferguson. Now, local officials and community members are urging residents to elect leaders who will protect Black lives. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 21:08:11 GMT /culture-history/2023-08-09/9-years-after-michael-browns-killing-fergusons-sacred-ground-evokes-calls-for-progress Andrea Y. Henderson /race-identity-faith/2021-09-07/wash-u-professor-to-study-how-black-families-discuss-racial-violence-with-children A grant from the National Science Foundation will allow Sheretta Butler-Barnes, an associate professor in the Brown School at Washington University, and two other researchers study how Black parents talk to their children about the wave of violence against Black people in the country. Wed, 08 Sep 2021 00:04:00 GMT /race-identity-faith/2021-09-07/wash-u-professor-to-study-how-black-families-discuss-racial-violence-with-children Chad Davis /race-identity-faith/2021-08-09/change-agent-michael-brown-jr-s-parents-reflect-on-his-legacy-7-years-later Michael Brown Jr.'s father and stepmother are still hopeful that the former Ferguson police officer who shot their son will be held accountable as conversations surrounding police violence and justice continue. Yet the family also is focused on healing. Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:15:33 GMT /race-identity-faith/2021-08-09/change-agent-michael-brown-jr-s-parents-reflect-on-his-legacy-7-years-later Marissanne Lewis-Thompson /government-politics-issues/2021-05-05/missouri-house-passes-expansive-crime-bill-including-crackdown-on-street-protests The Missouri House has approved sweeping legislation that covers a wide range of law enforcement matters, most notably a provision that could make protesting in the middle of a street a felony. Wed, 05 May 2021 19:17:31 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-05-05/missouri-house-passes-expansive-crime-bill-including-crackdown-on-street-protests Jason Rosenbaum /politics-issues/2020-06-02/black-business-owners-worried-after-a-terrifying-weekend-of-protests-in-ferguson Vivian Dudley was watching the news late Saturday when she noticed that fires were burning near the Epicenter, the retail space that houses her community… Tue, 02 Jun 2020 14:37:43 GMT /politics-issues/2020-06-02/black-business-owners-worried-after-a-terrifying-weekend-of-protests-in-ferguson Andrea Y. Henderson