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Ferguson council looks to end federal consent decree, begun after Michael Brown protests
FERGUSON — The city council here is working to end the nine-year-old consent decree that ordered the overhaul of Ferguson’s ...
NAACP decries Ferguson decision to partially defund federal consent decree
On Tuesday, Ferguson City Council voted 4-3 to slash its spending on the decree in half, from $412,700 to $206,350. The ...
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10 years after Michael Brown’s death, we went to Ferguson to ask: What’s changed?
Michael Brown graduated from high school eight days before a Ferguson police officer shot and killed him in the street. The 18-year-old’s killing — 10 years ago today — put the St. Louis ...
NAACP voices concerns as Ferguson votes to cut funding for consent decree
The NAACP of St. Louis County is raising concerns after the Ferguson City Council voted to cut funding for a 2016 federal ...
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Michael Brown's loved ones hold memorial in Ferguson to honor his legacy and call for justice
The event was held on the 10th anniversary of the day Michael Brown graduated from high school. Eight days later, he was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer. Michael Brown’s father ...
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10 Years Ago, Michael Brown Was Killed in Ferguson. Today, Local Leaders Are Still Striving for Change
On August 9, 2014, Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, Mo., bringing race relations between Black Americans and police to the forefront Scott Olson/Getty Images On August 9, 2014, 18-year-old ...
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10 years after Michael Brown’s death, NPR went to Ferguson to ask what’s changed
Michael Brown graduated from high school eight days before a Ferguson police officer shot and killed him in the street. The 18-year-old’s killing — 10 years ago Friday — put the St. Louis ...