by lindaoppenheim | Aug 9, 2016 | Article
On the second anniversary of the killing of Mike Brown in Ferguson, MO, Lawrence Ross reviews the history and current status of Black Lives Matter for The Root.
by lindaoppenheim | Nov 5, 2015 | Community Meeting, Events
Share an evening of comfort and hope with Minister William Carter, The Chancel Choir of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, Rev. Robert Moore and others, in a program of word and song as we commemorate those who have lost their young lives to gun violence. The...
by lindaoppenheim | Oct 15, 2015 | Awards, Documents, Website
Washington University Library’s Documenting Ferguson was a winner of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance’s 2015 Innovation Award. The website states its purpose: “Documenting Ferguson is a digital repository that seeks to preserve and make...
by lindaoppenheim | Jun 4, 2015 | Documents
Librarians Nicole Pagowsky and Niamh Wallace at the University of Arizona created a guide to resources about the killing of Michael Brown and subsequent events in Ferguson, Missouri. In addition, they list sources on critical race theory, media coverage, and teaching...
by lindaoppenheim | Mar 5, 2015 | Article, Documents
The federal Department of Justice issued a report on March 4, 2015 of findings from its investigation of the Ferguson, MO police department and the shooting of Michael Brown. It cleared Darren Wilson, the white officer who shot Michael Brown, of civil rights...