Last updated: March 11, 2015
Selected news reports, op eds and analysis on the urban uprising against police violence at Ferguson, Missouri:
.Selected news reports, op eds and analysis on the urban uprising against police violence at Ferguson, Missouri:
- October
- It’s Time for Whites to Accept Responsibility for Racist Systems, by Jim Wallis (Time, 15 October 2014)
- At Saint Louis U, Ferguson Protests Make for a Long, Tense, but Peaceful Night (Chronicle of Higher Education, 14 October 2014)
- Arrested in Ferguson in Act of Repentance, by Jim Wallis (Sojourners, 14 October 2014)
- Ferguson Protests Take New Edge, Months After Killing (New York Times, 13 October 2014)
- St Louis protests: Ferguson activists reject religious leaders' platitudes (The Guardian, 13 October 2014)
- Cornel West Arrested in Ferguson (Huffington Post, 13 October 2014)
- In ‘Moral Monday,’ activists protest Brown shooting with acts of civil disobedience (Washington Post, 13 October 2014)
- Black is the New Black: White Privilege and White Fragility (Spokane Faith & Values, 13 October 2014)
- Jim Wallis on Ferguson: Repentance has not happened there yet (National Catholic Reporter, 10 October 2014)
. - September
- 8 Arrested in Ferguson As Protests Show No Sign of Slowing (Huffington Post, 29 September 2014)
- The Ferguson Effect, by Prof. Fumitaka Matsuoka (Wabash Center, 25 September 2014)
- Iraq War Veteran Warns Ferguson Is Our Future - and Our Past (Truth-Out, 23 September 2014)
- Ferguson, Bible, and the "Long Division" of Race (Wabash Center, 22 September 2014)
- This 11-Year-Old Perfectly Sums Up The Problems In Ferguson (Huffington Post, 21 September 2014)
- “He had his hands in the air!”: New witnesses of Michael Brown’s killing come forward (Salon, 11 September 2014)
- Video recorded moments after the Michael Brown shooting (CNN/Anderson Cooper, 10 September 2014)
- Workers who were witnesses provide new perspective on Michael Brown shooting (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 7 September 2014)
- The death of America's suburban dream (The Guardian, 5 September 2014)
- How municipalities in St. Louis County, Mo., profit from poverty (Washington Post, 3 September 2014)
. - August 28
- “Asian Privilege”: Racial Stereotyping 101 (Race Files, 28 August 2014)
. - August 27
- Police let their dog urinate on Michael Brown memorial, then drove over it (Daily Kos, 27 August 2014)
- Michael Brown's Mom Laid Flowers Where He Was Shot—and Police Crushed Them (Mother Jones, 27 August 2014)
- This Ferguson business owner is tired of Darren Wilson supporters and their bullshit (Angry Asian Man, 27 August 2014)
. - August 26
- How Professors in St. Louis Are Teaching the Lessons of Ferguson's Unrest (Chronicle of Higher Education, 26 August 2014)
- I was on the front lines of the violence in Ferguson. Militarized police caused the chaos (Washington Post, 26 August 2014)
- New audio in Michael Brown case: How important in whirl of narratives? (Christian Science Monitor, 26 August 2014)
- Audio recording allegedly captures at least 10 shots fired in Michael Brown killing (Washington Post, 26 August 2014)
- Why Civil Rights Groups Are Calling For The Ferguson Prosecutor To Step Down (ThinkProgress, 26 August 2014)
. - August 25
- Three quarters of whites don’t have any non-white friends (Washington Post, 25 August 2014)
- When youthful mistakes turn deadly (Washington Post, 25 August 2014)
- Amid Mourning for Michael Brown, Call for Change (New York Times, 25 August 2014)
- NY Times Writer Says He Was Wrong To Call Michael Brown 'No Angel' (Huffington Post, 25 August 2014)
- There Are No Angels — What The New York Times Won’t Tell You (Boston.com, 25 August 2014)
. - August 24
- Ferguson is a story going back decades. And there is no new ending (The Guardian, 24 August 2014)
- Liberal clergy want to challenge the religious right's power in politics (The Guardian, 24 August 2014)
. - August 23
- White privilege: An insidious virus that’s eating America from within (Salon, 23 August 2014)
- Ferguson protesters chanted, "Hands up, don't shoot!" Darren Wilson supporters replied, "Shoot!" (Daily Kos, 23 August 2014)
- In Washington, Second Thoughts on Arming Police (New York Times, 23 August 2014)
- Obama orders review of military equipment supplied to police (Washington Post, 23 August 2014)
. - August 22
- Ferguson and Gaza: The definitive study of how they are and are not similar by David Palumbo-Liu (Salon, 22 August 2014)
- Ferguson Feeds Off the Poor: Three Warrants a Year Per Household (The Daily Beast, 22 August 2014)
- Researchers: Police likely provoke protestors — not the other way around (Salon, 22 August 2014)
- Obama’s remarks on Ferguson are tone deaf and disappointing by Michael Eric Dyson (Washington Post, 22 August 2014)
- For blacks, America is dangerous by default (Washington Post, 22 August 2014)
- Darren Wilson's Grand Jury is 75% white (Colorlines, 22 August 2014)
. - August 21
- Fundraising Effort for Ferguson Cop Who Shot Michael Brown Gets Ugly (Mother Jones, 21 August 2014)
- How Clergy In Ferguson Succeeded Where The Police Failed (Buzzfeed, 21 August 2014)
- St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson Calls To 'Dismantle Systemic Racism' In Mass For Ferguson (Huffington Post, 21 August 2014)
- Among Whites, Protests Stir a Range of Emotions and a Lot of Perplexity (New York Times, 21 August 2014)
- Economic harassment and the Ferguson crisis (LA Times, 21 August 2014)
- Face it, black people. Michael Brown let you down (Culture Club, 21 August 2014)
- Police raid Ferguson church for third time. Platoon of cops claim people illegally sleeping there (Daily Kos, 21 August 2014)
- Ferguson, 11 days on: 'We are sitting on a powder keg' (The Guardian, 21 August 2014)
- 'I will f---ing kill you': Missouri police officer threatens protesters in Ferguson (Sydney Morning Herald, 21 August 2014)
- In Ferguson, young demonstrators are finding it's not their grandparents' protest (Washington Post, 21 August 2014)
. - August 20
- Help Seek Justice for Michael Brown (18 Million Rising, 20 August 2014)
- Why Ferguson Matters to Asian Americans (Race Files, 20 August 2014)
- Following Ferguson: Asian Americans Can Choose 'Invisibility, Complicity, or Resistance' (Colorlines, 20 August 2014)
- Why are white people scared of black people's rage at Mike Brown's death (The Guardian, 20 August 2014)
- The Fire This Time, by Bob Herbert (Demos, 20 August 2014)
- Why All Communities of Color Must Demand an End to Police Brutality (The Nation, 20 August 2014)
- The National Guard protects Ferguson's police, not its people (Al Jazeera America, 20 August 2014)
- A Former Marine Explains All the Weapons of War Being Used by Police in Ferguson (The Nation, 20 August 2014)
- Ferguson: Fifty Shades of Black and White (Huffington Post, 20 August 2014)
- Constructing a Conversation on Race (New York Times, 20 August 2014)
- In Ferguson, Scrutiny on Police is Growing (New York Times, 20 August 2014)
- Greater St. Mark Family Church, Shelter For Ferguson Protestors, Reportedly Raided By St. Louis County Police (Huffington Post, 20 August 2014)
- Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson is not a gang member. He's just a Kappa (Washington Post, 20 August 2014)
- Police officer suspended for pointing rifle at protesters, threatening them (Washington Post, 20 August 2014)
- CNN Host: Nat. Guard said 'you never know' what Ferguson 'n*ggers' are going to do (The Raw Story, 20 August 2014)
- Don Lemon: National Guard Member in Ferguson Called Protesters the N-Word (The Root, 20 August 2014)
- The Crisis in Ferguson Is a Gospel Issue (Relevant Magazine, 20 August 2014)
- "Not Acceptable in a Civilized Society": Pastor on Ferguson Police Targeting Traumatized Youth (Democracy Now, 20 August 2014)
- Ferguson's Other Race Problem: Riots Damaged Asian-Owned Stores (The Daily Beast, 20 August 2014)
. - August 19
- What is Ferguson doing on Europe's front pages? (The Economist, 19 August 2014)
- Different Rules Apply (MZS, 19 August 2014)
- Why the Fires in Ferguson Won't End Soon (Slate, 19 August 2014)
- Ferguson, Watts and a Dream Deferred (New York Times, 19 August 2014)
- The real looting of Ferguson: its black citizens never had a chance to get by (The Guardian, 19 August 2014)
- Sharp black-white divide on perceptions of Ferguson as clashes continue (PBS Newshour, 19 August 2014)
- The Ferguson/Palestine Connection (Ebony, 19 August 2014)
- St. Louis Activist: Decades After 1968 Urban Uprisings, Key Economic & Race Issues Remain Unresolved (Democracy Now, 19 August 2014)
- Michael Brown and the Danger of the Perfect Victim Frame (Colorlines, 19 August 2014)
- Why Obama won’t give the Ferguson speech his supporters want (Vox, 19 August 2014)
- National Guard Troops in Ferguson Fail to Quell Disorder (New York Times, 19 August 2014)
- Urban Combat: Ferguson and the militarisation of police (The Conversation, 19 August 2014)
- Voter Registration in Ferguson Called ‘Disgusting’ (New York Times, 19 August 2014)
- Russia, Iran and Egypt Heckle U.S. About Tactics in Ferguson (New York Times, 19 August 2014)
- Where were the soldier-cops at Bundy Ranch? (Reader Supported News, 19 August 2014)
- German journalists arrested in Ferguson (The Local, 19 August 2014)
- Police to Al Jazeera journalist near Ferguson: 'I'll bust your head (Al Jazeera America, 19 August 2014)
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- August 18
- In Ferguson the violence of the state created the violence of the street (The Guardian, 18 August 2014)
- In the Ferguson tempest, fury and resentment fuel protesters' fire (The Guardian, 18 August 2014)
- How the rest of the world sees Ferguson (Washington Post, 18 August 2014)
- Ferguson riot reveals US racial divide, human rights flaw (China Daily, 18 August 2014)
- Stark Racial Divisions in Reactions to Ferguson Police Shooting (Pew Research, 18 August 2014)
- Michael Brown shooting: Amnesty International sends team within US for first time as National Guard deployed (The Independent, 18 August 2014)
- The Limits of Everything (Esquire, 18 August 2014)
- Reparations for Ferguson, by Ta-Nehisi Coates (The Atlantic, 18 August 2014)
- Exiled Tibetan Monks Join Ferguson Protestors To Support Justice For Mike Brown (Huffington Post, 18 August 2014)
- Trayvon Martin’s Mom: ‘If They Refuse to Hear Us, We Will Make Them Feel Us’ (Time Magazine, 18 August 2014)
- For Michael Brown and Ferguson: Facing White Fears of Blackness and Taking Action to End White Supremacy (Everyday Feminism, 18 August 2014)
- Ferguson Protests Erupt Near Grave of Ex-Slave Dred Scott, Whose Case Helped Fuel U.S. Civil War (Democracy Now, 18 August 2014)
. - August 17
- Police Officer Threatens To Shoot Reporter Live-Streaming Protests in Ferguson (Think Progress, 17 August 2014)
- Michael Eric Dyson Spells It Out for White People: Police Won’t ‘Kill Your Child’ (AlterNet, 17 August 2014)
- A Movement Grows in Ferguson (The New Yorker, 17 August 2014)
- Autopsy Shows Michael Brown Was Struck at Least 6 Times (New York Times, 17 August 2014)
. - August 16
- What Combat Veterans See in Ferguson, Missouri (Vanity Fair, 16 August 2014)
- The Unacceptable Silence of Asian American Christians In Response to Ferguson (Feisty Thoughts, 16 August 2014)
. - August 15
- Ferguson police: a stark illustration of newly militarised US law enforcement (The Guardian, 15 August 2014)
- Ferguson: Gentrification and its discontent (Al Jazeera America, 15 August 2014)
- You Can't Understand Ferguson Without First Understanding These Three Things (New Republic, 15 August 2014)
- Itemizing Atrocity (Jacobin Magazine, 15 August 2014)
- Why isn't the Tea Party sending a militia to Ferguson? (Al Jazeera, 15 August 2014)
- Rubber Bullets in Missouri Clash Highlight Militarization of America’s Police (Scientific American, 15 August 2014)
- The Front Lines of Ferguson (Grantland, 15 August 2014)
- Police In Ferguson Let High-Profile Journalists Go While Charging Regular Folks With Crimes (Huffington Post, 15 August 2014)
- How we'd cover Ferguson if it happened in another country (Vox, 15 August 2014)
. - August 14
- To Terrify and Occupy (Common Dreams, 14 August 2014)
- Rand Paul: We Must Demilitarize the Police (Time, 14 August 2014)
- Editorial: For the sake of Michael Brown (The St. Louis American, 14 August 2014)
. - August 13
- What caused the Ferguson riot exists in so many other cities, too (Washington Post, 13 August 2014)
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