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At the Age of 31, Ferguson Activist Bassem Masri Reportedly Died of a Heart Attack. Why?
Bassem Masri, a Palestinian-American civil rights activist best known for his participation in and live-streaming of the Ferguson Uprising in 2014, died Tuesday morning after being found unresponsive on a bus, officials say. While the cause of death still hasn’t been confirmed, at least one outlet is reporting that Masri died of a heart attack.…
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Ferguson, Mo., Activists Are Dying and It’s Time to Ask Questions
The most iconic photo of the Ferguson, Mo., protests, if not the entire Black Lives Matter movement, is of Edward Crawford defiantly throwing a tear gas canister back at riot police. And now he’s dead. Crawford was found shot to death Thursday night in his car, just like activist Darren Seals in 2016 and protester…
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Edward Crawford: Ferguson, Mo., Activist in Iconic Photo Found Dead From Gunshot Wound
Edward Crawford, 27, a Ferguson, Mo., protester and activist, was found in his car dead from a gunshot wound. Reports are not clear on whether the shooting took place Thursday night or early Friday morning. Police investigators are calling it self-inflicted, but they say they have not yet determined whether they believe it to have…