Six years after Ferguson, St. Louis hasn’t seen a single substantive police reform. A group of young Black leaders have instead set their sights higher: taking control of city politics.
Rebecca Rivas
Rebecca Rivas covers civil rights, criminal justice and immigration. She has been reporting in Missouri since 2001, most recently as senior reporter and video producer at the St. Louis American, the nation's leading African-American newspaper.
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‘The fight has to change’: Why Ferguson activists ditched police reform
St. Louis didn’t see a single substantive victory for police reform, thanks in large part to a police apparatus that stymies accountability.
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The Ferguson movement is on the cusp of revolutionizing political power in St. Louis
After a group of young Black activists saw police reform efforts fail, they came up with a new plan.