Michael Brown
The St. Louis suburb where Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer has agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused it of operating a so-called debtorsâ prison.
Michael Brown, an 18-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in Ferguson, Missouri. The former police officer involved won't face charges.
Ella Jones will also be the Missouri city's first female mayor. She got involved in city government after the 2014 police killing of Michael Brown.
On the fifth anniversary of his sonâs death, Michael Brownâs father gave an impassioned speech asking St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell to reopen Michael Brownâs murder case.
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"I feel proud of the positive race we ran, and I loved talking to the Ferguson community."
Police accountability will be a top priority if sheâs elected, McSpadden said.
Melissa McKinnies found the body of her 24-year-old son, Danye Jones, hanging from a tree last month.
It's way too hard to fire cops, even ones with records of dangerous policing.
Aug. 9, 2018, marks the fourth anniversary of the unarmed black teenager's killing by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.
Sometimes, I wish I could go back to sleep.