Michael Brown

Ella Jones, photographed in March of 2015, when she was a candidate for Ferguson's city council, became the Missouri city's first African American and first woman elected mayor of Ferguson.

Mayor-Elect Of Ferguson, Mo., On Where Her City Stands, After Michael Brown

7:25pm June 11, 2020

by Christianna Silva

Ella Jones, who will be the city's first black mayor and the first female mayor, says the city has seen widespread reforms since Brown's killing. But it still needs to "strive toward a better image."

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Councilwoman Ella Jones will become the first African American and first woman to serve as mayor of Ferguson. Here she's seen speaking at a mayoral forum in the city in 2017.

Ella Jones Elected First Black Mayor Of Ferguson, Mo.

11:43am June 03, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Jones also will be the first woman to serve as mayor of the city. Ferguson gained international attention in 2014 after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown and the protests that followed.

Flowers and other items lay near a memorial plaque in the sidewalk last month near the spot where Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police officer five years ago in Ferguson, Mo.

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5 Years After Michael Brown Shooting, Slow Signs Of Progress

4:39pm August 09, 2019

by Jason Rosenbaum

Missouri's St. Louis County has a new prosecutor and some new policies. But residents say that while there are some positive political signs, much more needs to be done.

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Protesters march to the Thomas F. Eagleton Federal Courthouse on Aug. 10, 2015, in St. Louis.

'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Examines What Led To Ferguson And Baltimore Protests

4:14pm August 01, 2019

by Nicholas Cannariato

Unlike many academic tomes, Jennifer Cobbina's book doesn't presume prior knowledge; it establishes historical and cultural context for the distrust many African Americans feel toward law enforcement.

Hundreds of BLM protesters marched through the streets of Sacramento on March 30 demanding justice for Stephon Clark, who was shot and killed by Sacramento police on March 18. An independent autopsy commissioned by the Clark family revealed that Stephon C

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After Stephon Clark Shooting, Questions Remain About Police Use Of Force

10:47pm April 04, 2018

by Martin Kaste

After Stephon Clark's death in Sacramento, many people are wondering whether anything has really changed in the way police use deadly force since Michael Brown was shot and killed in Ferguson, Mo.

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Ferguson Councilwoman Ella Jones meets with patrons at Drake's Place restaurant. Jones is seeking to become Ferguson's first African-American mayor.

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Ferguson, Mo., Residents Worry About Low Voter Turnout In Mayoral Election

9:07am April 04, 2017

by Jason Rosenbaum

Ferguson, Mo., will have its first mayoral election since 2014, when a white police officer shot and killed an 18-year-old African-American. Some worry a slow pace of change will affect voter turnout.

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Ilhan Omar, a candidate for State Representative for District 60B in Minnesota, gives an acceptance speech on election night, November 8, 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Omar, a refugee from Somalia, is the first Somali-American Muslim woman to hold publi

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This Week In Race: New Doc, New Pols, New Race Game

4:01am March 17, 2017

The Fader had an terrific profile of Congress' first Somali-Muslim American, Rep. Ilhan Omar, who is standing firm against the so-called Muslim ban.

Black Lives Matter Finds 'Renewed Focus' 5 Years After Trayvon Martin

10:20am February 28, 2017

by NPR Staff

From the death that sparked a hashtag that became a national movement, Black Lives Matter takes on a new urgency under President Trump. Co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors discusses what lies ahead.

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The aftermath of Michael Brown's shooting in Ferguson, Mo., in August 2014 â and the protests and unrest that followed â continues to reverberate two years later.

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The Butterfly Effects Of Ferguson

4:02pm August 11, 2016

by Gene Demby

The 2014 shooting death of Michael Brown sparked nationwide protests and a new generation of activism. We look at how Ferguson changed the conversation and the coverage about policing in America.

Police officers in Oakland, Calif. line up across from demonstrators on July 7, 2016 as protesters in several cities marched against police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota.

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Police Shootings Of Black Men Aren't Special. And That's What's So Sad

6:37pm July 10, 2016

by Soraya Shockley

After a week of violence and death, Youth Radio's Soraya Shockley ponders how to move forward despite the sadness and anger.