/tags/jamala-rogers Jamala Rogers en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:00:10 GMT /law-order/2024-06-04/st-louis-missouri-police-unsolved-murders-race In the past decade, police solved fewer than half of the homicide cases with Black victims and two-thirds of the cases with white ones. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:00:10 GMT /law-order/2024-06-04/st-louis-missouri-police-unsolved-murders-race Tom Scheck, Jennifer Lu, Rachel Lippmann /government-politics-issues/2021-05-03/the-fight-has-to-change-why-ferguson-activists-ditched-police-reform It’s been more than six years since Michael Brown’s killing made St. Louis the epicenter of the most promising civil rights movement since the 1960s. Yet despite stacks of studies and seemingly unprecedented public support for change, St. Louis has not seen a single substantive victory for police reform, thanks in large part to an influential police union and a larger police apparatus that has stymied accountability. Mon, 03 May 2021 20:27:43 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-05-03/the-fight-has-to-change-why-ferguson-activists-ditched-police-reform Rebecca Rivas /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-04-04/this-giant-of-a-man-reflections-on-loss-of-rev-martin-luther-king-jr-50-years-after-his-death Mike Jones remembers being “shocked but not surprised” when he heard that Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had been murdered.The assassination of the civil… Wed, 04 Apr 2018 21:19:22 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-04-04/this-giant-of-a-man-reflections-on-loss-of-rev-martin-luther-king-jr-50-years-after-his-death Evie Hemphill /government-politics-issues/2015-04-15/civilian-review-board-for-st-louis-police-clears-one-vote-passage-expected-next-week Legislation that would bring more civilian oversight to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is a step closer to Mayor Francis Slay's desk.The St.… Wed, 15 Apr 2015 20:50:57 GMT /government-politics-issues/2015-04-15/civilian-review-board-for-st-louis-police-clears-one-vote-passage-expected-next-week Rachel Lippmann, Kae M. Petrin /government-politics-issues/2014-08-17/commentary-kerner-commission-warning-comes-true-two-societies-separate-and-unequal Lately, I can’t help but reflect on a 1968 best-seller book that was widely read and discussed but brought about little change. The book was the infamous… Mon, 18 Aug 2014 02:01:44 GMT /government-politics-issues/2014-08-17/commentary-kerner-commission-warning-comes-true-two-societies-separate-and-unequal Jamala Rogers /government-politics-issues/2012-01-04/how-she-sees-it-a-conversation-with-local-activist-jamala-rogers This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 4, 2012 - Long before most St. Louisans knew about Kwanzaa, paid close attention to gay rights,… Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:24:26 GMT /government-politics-issues/2012-01-04/how-she-sees-it-a-conversation-with-local-activist-jamala-rogers Robert Joiner /government-politics-issues/2012-01-04/how-she-sees-it-a-conversation-with-local-activist-jamala-rogers This article originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. - Long before most St. Louisans knew about Kwanzaa, paid close attention to gay rights, thought… Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:00:46 GMT /government-politics-issues/2012-01-04/how-she-sees-it-a-conversation-with-local-activist-jamala-rogers Robert Joiner /2011-02-18/coalition-pledges-to-keep-pushing-on-local-control A day after a measure granting St. Louis control of its police department cleared the latest of several legislative hurdles, a broad coalition of… Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:11:01 GMT /2011-02-18/coalition-pledges-to-keep-pushing-on-local-control Rachel Lippmann /arts-culture/2010-06-21/next-generation-activist-montague-simmons-eases-into-lead-role-with-a-little-help-from-his-friends This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 21, 2010 - In January, he stood before friends and mentors, people in the community he respected… Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:00:07 GMT /arts-culture/2010-06-21/next-generation-activist-montague-simmons-eases-into-lead-role-with-a-little-help-from-his-friends Kristen Hare /arts/2009-11-17/commentary-giving-activism-a-good-name This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 17, 2009 - On Monday night, the Missouri History Museum hosted a panel discussion about policing… Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:41:18 GMT /arts/2009-11-17/commentary-giving-activism-a-good-name Emily Underwood