Michael Brown

How Americans are reacting to George Floyd’s death one year later

By Dan Cooney, Jaywon Choe, Sam Lane, Leah Nagy, Rachel Wellford, Julia Griffin

In George Floyd’s death, Michael Brown Sr. sees history repeat itself

In 2014, 18-year-old Michael Brown Jr. was shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Like George Floyd, his death led to weeks of protests and some violent clashes with law enforcement, and gave birth to the…

By Yamiche Alcindor

Michael Brown’s death echoes on six years later

The killing of Michael Brown, a young unarmed Black man, by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, six years ago, sparked protests which changed the civil rights movement in the nation. Brittany Ferrell, an activist and organizer for the political…

By Ivette Feliciano

Prosecutor says no charges for officer in Michael Brown’s death

It was nearly six years ago that a grand jury declined to indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who shot Brown, a Black 18-year-old.

By Jim Salter, Associated Press

Ella Jones will be Ferguson’s first black mayor. Here’s what she had to say about race and policing

Jones spoke with the PBS NewsHour about her thoughts on police reform and this period in the U.S.

By Candice Norwood

Ferguson residents have turned anger into action — but say some wounds won’t heal

By Yamiche Alcindor, Maea Lenei Buhre, Jaywon Choe

Friday marks the fifth anniversary of the deadly Ferguson, Missouri, shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown Jr. by a white police officer. Protesters gathered in Ferguson after the incident to voice outrage, but the officer was never charged. Since then, activists…

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After Ferguson, black men still face the highest risk of being killed by police

By Laura Santhanam

These numbers are “conservative,” and many killings likely go unreported, researchers said in this recent study.

5 years after Michael Brown’s death, what has changed in Ferguson — and what hasn’t

By PBS NewsHour

It’s been five years since Michael Brown Jr. was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. The incident sparked protests, questions about race and police brutality and a Justice Department conclusion that the city’s law enforcement practices…

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5 years after Michael Brown’s death, what has changed in Ferguson — and what hasn’t

By Yamiche Alcindor, Maea Lenei Buhre, Jaywon Choe

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FBI report on black ‘extremists’ raises fears of targeting

By Sadie Gurman and Russell Contreras, Associated Press

An FBI report on the rise of black “extremists” is stirring fears of a return to practices used during the civil rights movement, when the bureau spied on activist groups without evidence they had broken any laws.

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