FERGUSON – Bridgette Gordon-Billingsley sells her beauty products at the Ferguson Farmers Market. She lives in the Old Jamestown area of north St. Louis County, but she lived in Ferguson…
Category: More Than Ferguson
Out of control? St. Louis police struggle with negative headlines
ST. LOUIS – It has been a trying year for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. You need look no farther than the seemingly endless slew of headlines. There was…
Five years later, Michael Brown's father wants son's case reopened
FERGUSON – Five years after the shooting death of his 18-year-old son, Michael Brown Sr. is calling on prosecutors to reopen Michael Brown Jr.’s case. In a press conference on…
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 historians at the Missouri History Museum made sure the moment…
5th anniversary memorial celebrates Brown's life
FERGUSON – In 2014, Aug. 9th was a day that changed many people’s lives. Whether you were a resident of Ferguson, the St. Louis area or the United States, Michael…
Tent meeting focuses on healing wounds of Ferguson
FERGUSON – Any other time, you’d think what was going on Friday night and Saturday near the corner of Canfield Drive and West Florissant Avenue was just another old-fashioned tent…
'As I See You' exhibit shows Brown as person who loved, was loved
FERGUSON- In a heartfelt dedication to her deceased stepson, Cal Brown vowed to always pay tribute to the young man she knew and loved. Friday, Aug. 9, marked the five-year…
Luncheon honoring McSpadden addresses economic equity
BERKELEY – Lesley McSpadden, Michael Brown Jr.’s mother, didn’t have time to finish her food Saturday at a luncheon observing the fifth anniversary of her son’s shooting death by then-Ferguson…
Benign Neglect: The Team Four plan's legacy in north St. Louis
How did north and south St. Louis become so different? Why have neighborhoods in south St. Louis seen so much development while many north St. Louis neighborhoods fall further and…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 32: The Ferguson Commission five years later
ST. LOUIS – Five years after “Ferguson” became both world-wide shorthand for often-deadly brutality against black people by white police officers and a metaphor for urban uprisings countered by para-military…
Demonstrations shaped young protesters' paths
ST. LOUIS – After the killing of Michael Brown on Aug. 9, 2014, St. Louis saw a rise in the number of social justice activists working around the city. As…
National reporter's coverage of Ferguson protests was pivotal
O’FALLON PARK – For many mainstream media companies, Ferguson was an opportunity for the nation to witness a moment of history, but it’s been well documented by St. Louisans that…