On the eve of the anniversary of throughout a confrontation with a police officer, Brown’s father stated Saturday that the household continues to be mourning the 18-year-old’s demise. This protest happened in December.
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Michael Brown Sr., center, locks arms with others as he takes part in a parade in honor of his son, Michael Brown, Saturday, August 8, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo. “We do this for Mike Brown”.
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During Saturday’s march, Missouri state troopers handed out water bottles to protesters, and police helped keep lanes of West Florissant clear for the marchers.
But unlike last summer, when police responded to even peaceful protests with batons, tear gas and rubber bullets in the aftermath of rioting and arson that tore apart the St. Louis suburb of 21,000 people, this time officers watched quietly but did not respond.
Brown’s father said a lot of families in the St. Louis area and across the nation are hurting because they’ve lost loved ones to police violence.
Brown and his closest supporters wore t-shirts bearing a print of a widely circulated photograph of his son wearing high school graduation robes.
Residents of Ferguson attempt to move on with a newly structured balance of power a year afer Michael Brown’s death.
The shirts also featured the slogan “chosen for change”, which is also the name of a nonprofit foundation established by Brown in his son’s memory that aims to “empower youth and strengthen families”. “But I’m still trying to get through”.
Ella Jones – one of the three Black newly elected members of City Council, , says too many of Ferguson’s young people get tripped up – that is, arrested or worse, in the criminal justice system following their interaction with the police.
Asked what has changed in America’s tortured race relations over the past year, Mr Brown Sr said: “Nothing, for me”.
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The protest movement gained fresh impetus in November, when a grand jury decided not to charge Mr Wilson.
Another march is planned for Sunday, starting on Canfield Drive. A year ago Nabeehah Azeez was a probation office in the city, she is now a community organiser for MORE, Missourians Organising for Reform and Empowerment.
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The depths of Ferguson’s policing problems were laid bare in a scathing Justice Department report issued in March that accused the department of illegal and discriminatory enforcement actions that particularly exploited African-Americans. They could be better.
