Tag: ferguson

You say the shooting of Michael Brown happened happened earlier this month and only the riots and marches are keeping it alive in the news cycle.

Sadly, there have been other recent stories about black men losing their lives due to the unwarranted perception of threat they have posed. But I have read more stories coming from Ferguson that speak to the deep, psychological effects of racism that hurt individuals and communities of color.

“Hands up! Don’t shoot!” demonstrators belted as cars rolled by Spokane’s downtown triangle Friday evening.

My hometown of Ballwin is about 30 minutes away from Ferguson, another suburb of St. Louis.

An unarmed boy was gunned down in Ferguson, Mo. His community went out to protest and it became a riot. Ferguson has entered into the public imagination.

There is an injustice in our land from how we have treated the sons and daughters of slaves. We confess our sins to you and pray for your deliverance from our cold hearts.

On the fourth morning after Michael Brown’s death, residents from different parts of the region came together to pick up the pieces.