Ferguson mayor cites progress, but still a long way to go
FERGUSON (AP) — Seven years after Michael Brown’s death turned a bright spotlight on the criminal justice system in Ferguson, the town’s…
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With civil rights charges, Justice Dept. signals priorities
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is sending a strong message about its priorities these days. In just over the…
`Black America’s attorney general’ seems to be everywhere
Ben Crump, the Rev. Al Sharpton says, is “Black America’s attorney general.” In less than a decade, Crump, a lawyer…
Judge reinstates St. Louis County’s 2015 court reform provisions
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A judge has reinstated parts of a 2015 court reform law spurred by protests after the…
Criminal justice reformers cheer multiple election victories
NEW YORK (AP) — Almost six months after the death of George Floyd, criminal justice reform advocates are cheering the…
Change laws that shield police, County prosecutor says
CLAYTON (AP) — After a third review failed to uncover enough evidence to charge the officer who fatally shot Black…
County prosecutor won’t charge Wilson in Brown’s death
CLAYTON (AP) — St. Louis County’s prosecutor announced Thursday that he would not charge the former police officer who fatally…
Ferguson swears in Jones, its first black mayor
FERGUSON (AP) — Ferguson, which became synonymous with the Black Lives Matter movement after the fatal police shooting of Michael…
Ferguson-Florissant superintendent leads march
FERGUSON (AP) — Hundreds marched Saturday throughout the St. Louis area to protest the death of George Floyd. One of…
2020 uprisings join long river of struggle in America
A river was the metaphor that best captured “the long, continuous movement” of the black freedom struggle for theologian, historian…
Hundreds attend march started by teachers in Kirkwood
KIRKWOOD (AP) — More than 1,000 people poured into the streets Saturday in the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood to…
Black drivers in Missouri still targeted, report shows
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Black drivers were 95 percent more likely to be pulled over by Missouri police than white…
Ferguson artifacts collected ‘in the now’ document ongoing struggle
FOREST PARK – St. Louis and the world reeled after the death of Michael Brown Jr. in 2014, but the…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 31: New book explores the role of racism in creating a fragmented St. Louis County
Being a citizen of the United States gives us certain rights: freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion.…