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When someone wins an election, people rush for quotes from community stake holders and sometimes those quotes are not properly nuanced. Therefore, while I’m not perfect please allow me to try my best to provide some context for my opinions….
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Lezley McSpadden, mother to the late Michael Brown, is thinking about running for a seat on the Ferguson City Council—the municipality where Brown was shot and killed by officer Darren Wilson in August 2014. McSpadden was recently a part of…
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ST. LOUIS – Motion in Delmar Loop was at a standstill last night as protestors peacefully demanded the conviction of Former St. Louis police office Jason Stockley. Stockey was charged with murder in the on duty shooting of a drug…
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FERGUSON, MO • It seems there will be some retribution granted to the family of Mike Brown, 18, a victim of a police shooting that sparked outrage in St. Louis three years ago. On Tuesday, a federal judge approved a…
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FERGUSON – Charli Cooksey has been named interim Lead Catalyst of Forward Through Ferguson, effective Monday, June 5. She fills the role vacated by Nicole Hudson, who was tapped by St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson to serve as Deputy Mayor…
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SAINT LOUIS HAS A NEW MAYOR, NOW WHAT? The election is over. The work is not. St. Louis has elected its first woman mayor. Regardless of how that makes me feel, the fact of the matter is, Lyda Krewson will…
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Another Hashtag: Keith Lamont Scott’s Family Will Be Allowed To Watch Video Of Shooting CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte’s police chief said Thursday he plans to show video of an officer shooting Keith Lamont Scott to the slain man’s family,…
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MEDIA’S DISGRACEFUL COVERAGE OF DARREN SEALS’ MURDER REVEALS UTTER DISDAIN FOR FERGUSON by Justin Baragona Story originally published by our friends over at The Contemptor Shortly after St. Louis’ local media reported on the murder of Darren Seals, a prominent activist…
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More details from the night Laquan McDonald was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer are beginning to emerge. On Thursday audio was released of an officer’s radio call requesting a Taser to rest [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/238885535″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]…
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#BlackLivesMatter – The Movement Continues by: Drew Williamson The fight for justice and proper treatment of all persons by law enforcement has been an unremitting struggle people have dealt with for years. From Baltimore to LA, police profiling, brutality, and…
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For immediate release Thursday, March 12, 2015 For more information contact: Nicole Hudson media@stlpositivechange.org 314-974-8372 A statement from Ferguson Commission Co-Chairs Rev. Starsky Wilson and Rich McClure FERGUSON COMMISSION CO-CHAIRS RESPOND TO VIOLENCE CALL FOR REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT AT ALL…
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FERGUSON, Mo., Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —Â Planet Fitness Midwest (“PFMW”), the local franchisee for the health club disruptor “Planet Fitness,” is building 11 new clubs in the St. Louis area and today announces that development is underway for a new…
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“Glory” From the Motion Picture Selma On this day of January  19th in the year 2015 we devote ourselves to a National Day of Service. In the wake of protests most peaceful and others violent in our own backyard we…
Read moreKid Cudi & Lupe Fiasco Argue on Twitter Over Kendrick Lamar’s Michael Brown Comments via Billboard article by Mitchell Peters Kendrick Lamar‘s comments about the outcome of the Michael Brown case in Billboard’s recent cover story are causing quite the…
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