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Dozens of marchers joined by hundreds of supporters in Jefferson City for rally in capitol rotunda
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Police say 15-year-old’s death near Somali community was deliberate; suspect arrested with weapons in vehicle
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A week after riots and unrest in Ferguson, small business owners with destroyed property find themselves at the center of the city’s attempts to move on
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Public dismayed after St Louis County police weigh in social media about shooting of Rice, a 12-year-boy in Ohio who was playing with a replica gun
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This week’s Resilient Cities announcement was accompanied by a warning from Rockefeller Foundation president Judith Rodin about the need for stronger social infrastructure amid growing concerns about civil unrest
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Louis Head tells CNN he was full of emotions after grand jury decision announcement not to indict police officer Darren Wilson
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Roxane Gay column What the St Louis Rams know about Ferguson is a righteous glimpse of the way forward
Roxane Gay: Protesting the death of Michael Brown is not a political act, no matter what the pundits say. These are five men who don’t want to die for being black. This is personal
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New tranche of 35 cities on Rockefeller Foundation project includes six successful US applicants, the first two Chinese cities, plus London, Paris, Sydney, Barcelona and Milan
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Louis Head’s angry comments, including ‘Burn this bitch down!’, captured on video after grand jury decision not to indict
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Police post dictionary definition of ‘apology’ on Twitter after team says call to police chief was not apology for Michael Brown tribute
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Black, gay and shot dead in his own car: this is another Missouri killing we should talk about
Zach Stafford in Kansas CityZach Stafford: It’s not Ferguson. It’s not Serial. But the case of 22-year-old Dionte Greene raises complex questions about race, class, police conduct and sexual taboos. Are we too afraid to answer them?
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Students and workers in ‘Hands Up Walkout’ demonstrations as organisers evoke civil rights imagery of Rosa Parks
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Officers’ union calls for St Louis players to be disciplined over ‘hands-up’ gesture and threaten boycott of NFL advertisers
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Khalil Gribran Muhammad: Black Power may have devolved into a fight to exist, but what if that’s a good thing? Ferguson’s young protesters are moving forward in all the right ways
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Gary Younge: The cases are unrelated, but there are parallels. The power of the accused is set against the credibility of the victim
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Five players in apparent show of solidarity with protesters over Michael Brown shooting before game against Oakland Raiders
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Family lawyer says ‘They really will look at every legal avenue’ while Wilson’s attorney says Police officer quit after threats of violence
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Protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, return to the city police station on Saturday night to reject the resignation of officer Darren Wilson
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Activists in Ferguson, Missouri, and supporters from across the country gather on Saturday to begin a 120-mile march from Ferguson to the state capital in Jefferson City
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Darren Wilson had been on administrative leave since 9 August shooting that sparked protests across the US
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Demonstrators disrupt suburban St Louis shopping for second day while NAACP organises 120-mile march to Missouri state capital
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Father asks ‘How can a pregnant person in a car be causing chaos?’ after Dornella Conners injured by bean bag round fired through car window
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Ferguson protesters shut down St Louis Galleria mall while Walmart workers demonstrate on busiest shopping day
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Police have been accused of failing to act while gangs in bandanas rampaged West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson earlier this week
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Protesters boycott retailers to draw attention to economic and social issues snapped into focus by Michael Brown’s death
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News: The film, directed by Amy Berg and featuring actor Nate Parker, will respond to the ‘dehumanization of black men’ in the US
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Leslie McSpadden tells Adam Gabbatt he is struggling to come to terms with the tragedy and is suffering from anxiety
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Analysis The five leaders who failed Ferguson
The crisis in Ferguson has been made worse by serious failures in public administration by police chiefs, regional leaders and even the state’s governor -
Adam Gabbatt visits a bar in Ferguson, Missouri, where people express support for the police and fire services
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Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown Sr say they believe their son was obeying police orders when he was shot dead by an officer in August
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Ferguson and dozens of US cities have been the scene of demonstrations and more are planned further afield
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The parents of Michael Brown, speak-out following a US grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson
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Despite grand jury decision, teenager’s family may file wrongful death lawsuit, in federal or state court, against Wilson or the Ferguson police department
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Schadenfreude from Moscow unmistakable, but officials seize opportunity to take revenge for US State Department’s hectoring statements regarding Russia’s internal politics
The real problem in Ferguson, New York and all of America is institutional racism