Firstly, I want to make this clear: People often (always) confuse East St. Louis and St. Louis—they are not the same…
The outgoing St. Louis County prosecutor who oversaw the case against Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who…
Bassem Masri, a Palestinian-American civil rights activist best known for his participation in and live-streaming of…
Activists and members of the media are posting tributes to Bassem Masri, a Muslim Palestinian-American civil rights…
A rally and news conference have been organized today by the family of Danye Jones, a 24-year-old man who was found…
It’s been two years since Terence Crutcher died, but once in a while, his sister Tiffany Crutcher will talk about him…
Nearly four years after failing to indict Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown Jr., a black man; only days after…
The ashes of the Ferguson, Mo., uprising have given way to the ouster of a longstanding St. Louis County prosecuting …
On April 23, something unexpected happened to me. I woke up that morning to fly to Boston for a screening and panel…
In the years following the death of her son Michael Brown at the hands of Ferguson, Mo., police, Lezley McSpadden has…
Search and rescue teams are looking for 15-year-old Devonte Hart as well as his siblings, 16-year-old Hannah and…
As the idiot known as the president continues to defend the tiki-torched, “alt-right,” neo-Nazi, white supremacist orgy…
The city of Ferguson, Mo.’s insurance company paid out $1.5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the…
A federal judge approved a secret settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of Michael Brown over…
Michael Brown was just 18 years old when he was gunned down in Ferguson, Mo., by Police Officer Darren Wilson in…
Benjamin Crump, most well-known as the lawyer for the families of Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice and Michael Brown Jr., is…
The Root caught up with filmmaker Jason Pollock and Michael Brown Sr. at the SXSW festival earlier this month in…
Updated Wednesday, March 15, 2017, 3:45 p.m. EDT: Earlier today, Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery, who uncovered…
Explaining racism is hard. When you’re illustrating the complexities of racial prejudice in America, it is difficult…
Ferguson, Mo., was once again rocked by protests a day after new footage from the day of Michael Brown’s death was…
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