Ferguson

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June 28, 2017 btwuser 0

Michael Brown Shooting Case Settlement Almost three years ago, Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male, was shot and killed by Darren Wilson, a white […]

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February 12, 2016 btwuser 0

Reforms in Ferguson It’s been nearly eighteen months since the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown sparked nationwide controversy over issues of race relations and […]

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August 14, 2015 btwuser 0

Ferguson: One Year Later August 9 marked the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer in […]

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December 7, 2014 btwuser 0

What’s Next for Ferguson? You’ve surely heard by now that Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Missouri police officer who shot and killed eighteen year old, Michael […]

President Barack Obama works on a press statement with Director of Speechwriting Cody Keenan, in the Outer Oval Office, Nov. 24, 2014, following the grand jury's decision not to indict a Ferguson, Missouri police officer in the August shooting of Michael Brown.

Turmoil in Ferguson

November 25, 2014 btwuser 0

In August, btw provided an introduction to the shooting death of Michael Brown and tried to provide some historical context to violent protests in recent […]

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September 8, 2014 btwuser 0

Newcomer Bellis Wows at U.S. Open Everyone loves a good defy-the-odds success story, especially if the story involves a young person in an adult world. […]