A river was the metaphor that best captured “the long, continuous movement” of the black freedom struggle for theologian, historian and civil rights activist Vincent Harding. Harding, who had served…
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Gardner rebuts criticism, cites need for police evidence to prosecute riot suspects
ST. LOUIS – Missouri’s attorney general and the St. Louis Police Officers Association went on the offensive in recent days against St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner, claiming she failed…
Cleanup at shopping center stirs varied views on vandalism
COVENANT BLU-GRAND CENTER – On any other day, Henry Watson would be reporting to work at a Foot Locker and a Kids Foot Locker in MLK Plaza just off Page…
More than 10,000 people have been arrested in US protests
PHOENIX (AP) — More than 10,000 people have been arrested in protests decrying racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death, according to an Associated Press tally…
US Legislatures slow to pass laws limiting use of force
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) —A wave of police killings of young black men in 2014 prompted 24 states to quickly pass some type of law enforcement reform, but many declined to…
Police shove, make journalists stop covering protest
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police officers surrounded, shoved and yelled expletives at two Associated Press journalists covering protests Tuesday in the latest aggression against members of the…
Trump decries `lowlifes' as U.S. cities erupt in more violence
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump stepped up the pressure on governors to crack down after a week of unrest set off by the death of George Floyd, demanding that…
Protesting, coronavirus concerns go hand-in-hand, Krewson says
CITY HALL – Anger and grief are mingling yet again on the nation’s streets, including in St. Louis, as demonstrators protest the death of a black Minneapolis man during his…
Protests' violence overnight leaves damage, tension
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Business owners in Ferguson as well as Kansas City were assessing damage and cleaning up Sunday after protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis…
Gov. Parson activates National Guard to respond to protests
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson activated the Missouri National Guard on Saturday evening to help respond to protests around the state that he described as creating hazards to…
Protesters block I-44 downtown; demonstrator dies in accident
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protesters blocked a downtown St. Louis interstate, set a fire in the road and broke into trucks in a demonstration over the death of a black…
Protests continue across nation after police killing in Minneapolis
ATLANTA (AP) — Protesters burned businesses in Minneapolis. They smashed police cars and windows in Atlanta, broke into police headquarters in Portland, Ore., and chanted curses at President Donald Trump…