Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment
Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment (MORE) believes that Missouri is positioned at a unique intersection of social, economic, climate, and environmental injustice.
The long, halting, unfinished fight to end racial profiling in America
The consequences of this racial profiling are as evident as ever: in the frayed relationships between police and minorities, in the deep distrust among minorities of the justice system, and in the racial tension in Ferguson.
Protesters Demand Action From Ohio Attorney General Over Police Use Of Force
Protestors say Ohio has its own examples of police force that ended in the deaths of young black people.
Youth Engagement Fund of the Democracy Alliance
Today the DA provides an innovative opportunity for individuals to leverage their progressive philanthropy by connecting their own efforts with those of other investors/donors, high-impact organizations, and visionary political strategists and leaders.
Enough is Enough: We Demand Quality Policing Now
We call on the President to embrace our Quality Policing Initiative, which will transform police culture in this country so that the First and Fourth Amendment rights of citizens are protected. The Quality Policing Initiative demands reciprocal, professional, accountable and cooperative policing in five areas of policing:
Ferguson Solidarity Actions
Learn about upcoming global Ferguson solidarity actions at Ferguson Action and [...]
Justice Dept. to investigate NYC chokehold death
The Justice Department will conduct a federal investigation into the chokehold death of an unarmed black man after a grand jury in New York City declined to indict the white police officer who applied the move, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday.
‘Black Lives Matter,’ NYC Mayor Says After Grand Jury Doesn’t Indict Officer
Citing "centuries of racism that have brought us to this day," New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says that the fact that protesters have rallied around the statement "Black lives matter" reflects a sad situation, that such an idea needs to be both stated and repeated.
#FergusonNext
#FergusonNext is a solution-based collaboration between Guardian US Opinion, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Page, Ebony.com, Colorlines, The St. Louis American and The St. Louis Riverfront Times.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) places the optimal development of children at the center of all we do and calls for healing the profound racial gaps and inequities that exist in our communities.