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Jeff Roorda, The Business Manager Of The St. Louis Police Union, Has Been Let Go

Roorda, who became a controversial figure following the 2014 police killing of Michael Brown, was on paid leave…

Candace McDuffie

PublishedSeptember 27, 2022

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White Mass Shooters who police Allowed to Live to See Another Day. Part 2

To discuss further how Black crime suspects are treated differently, let's look at how mass shooters like Peyton…

Kalyn Womack

PublishedJuly 8, 2022

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Ex-NYPD Cop On Trial For Jan. 6th Riot Claims "Self-Defense"

Here's what his defense tells us about American policing

Keith Reed

PublishedApril 27, 2022

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Cops Fatally Shot Amir Locke. Don't Be Shocked If They Try To Put Him On Trial For Murder

Police have a habit of deflecting when their actions are under scrutiny

Keith Reed

PublishedFebruary 23, 2022

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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: The Content of Dumb Characters

Each Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.

Michael Harriot

PublishedJuly 30, 2021

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BLM Responds to Demand From Mike Brown Sr. and Ferguson Organizer for $20 Million to the Site of 2014 Uprisings

The management and distribution of funds held by the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, the umbrella…

Ishena Robinson

PublishedMarch 5, 2021

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Protests Planned in St. Louis, Mo. After New Prosecutor Says He Won't Make Criminal Charges in Police Killing of Michael Brown

Protests are scheduled to happen in St. Louis, Missouri this Sunday in response to Prosecuting Attorney for the…

Ishena Robinson

PublishedAugust 1, 2020

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St. Louis County Prosecutor, Who Campaigned on Criminal Justice Reform, Will Not Charge Darren Wilson in Mike Brown’s Death

Wesley Bell, St. Louis County’s top prosecutor, announced Thursday that his office would not bring charges against…

Anne Branigin

PublishedJuly 31, 2020

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From the Ashes of Mike Brown Protests, Ella Jones Becomes Ferguson’s 1st Black and 1st Woman Mayor

On August 9, it will have been six years since Mike Brown’s death. Some six years ago, Ferguson, Mo. became…

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

PublishedJune 3, 2020

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A Timeline of Events That Led to the 2020 'Fed Up'-rising

Without the proper context, it is impossible to understand the mushroom cloud of uprisings that are exploding across…

Michael Harriot

PublishedMay 30, 2020

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Mike Brown’s Death Changed the World, but Local Activists Say It Hasn’t Changed Ferguson

Today marks five years since Darren Wilson gunned down 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was…

Anne Branigin

PublishedAugust 9, 2019

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Five Years After Mike Brown's Killing, Should Policing Be Abolished?

Since Mike Brown was killed by now former police officer Darren Wilson five years ago, the Ferguson Police…

PublishedAugust 9, 2019

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Five Years After Mike Brown, Police Brutality Is Still Harming Black Communities

It’s been five years since Mike Brown, an unarmed teen from Ferguson, Mo., was shot and killed by Darren Wilson, a…

PublishedAugust 8, 2019

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Wesley Bell Wastes No Time Making Changes in St. Louis County Prosecutor's Office

Newly elected St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell wasted no time cleaning up shop and making changes after being…

Monique Judge

PublishedJanuary 3, 2019

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St. Louis County Prosecutor Voted Out After Darren Wilson Case Says He Has ‘Zero Regrets’

The outgoing St. Louis County prosecutor who oversaw the case against Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who…

Anne Branigin

PublishedDecember 20, 2018

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Mike Brown Movie Based on His Mother’s Memoir in the Works at Warner Bros.

Michael Brown was just 18 years old when he was gunned down in Ferguson, Mo., by Police Officer Darren Wilson in…

Monique Judge

PublishedJune 16, 2017

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Everything You Think You Know About the Death of Mike Brown Is Wrong, and the Man Who Killed Him Admits It

Updated Wednesday, March 15, 2017, 3:45 p.m. EDT: Earlier today, Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery, who…

Michael Harriot

PublishedMarch 15, 2017

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Never-Before-Seen Michael Brown Footage Emerges From the Day of His Death. Police Say It’s ‘Not Relevant’

After 18-year-old Michael Brown was gunned down and left to bake in the middle of a Ferguson, Mo., street on Aug. 9,…

Angela Helm

PublishedMarch 12, 2017

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Darren Wilson Is A Dick. Literally

Darren Wilson is a dick.

Damon Young

PublishedNovember 25, 2014

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Ferguson Is Burning

I spent a couple hours this evening at a friend's going away party. He recently accepted a job overseas, and 50 or…

Damon Young

PublishedNovember 24, 2014

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