A memorial to Michael Brown is displayed on Canfield Drive in Ferguson, Mo., on Aug. 7. Jim Salter/AP hide caption
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Michael Brown Sr., center, leads a unity march commemorating a decade after Michael Brown Jr.’s police killing on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, outside of Normandy High School in Normandy. Michael Brown Jr., his son, was killed by a Ferguson police officer in 2014 only days after graduating from high school. Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio hide caption
Ella Jones, photographed in March of 2015, when she was a candidate for Ferguson's city council, became the Missouri city's first African American and first woman elected mayor of Ferguson. Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Tribune News Service via Getty Images hide caption
Mayor-Elect Of Ferguson, Mo., On Where Her City Stands, After Michael Brown
Councilwoman Ella Jones will become the first African American and first woman to serve as mayor of Ferguson. Here she's seen speaking at a mayoral forum in the city in 2017. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption
Flowers and other items lay near a memorial plaque in the sidewalk last month near the spot where Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police officer five years ago in Ferguson, Mo. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption
5 Years After Michael Brown Shooting, Slow Signs Of Progress
Protesters march to the Thomas F. Eagleton Federal Courthouse on Aug. 10, 2015, in St. Louis. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption
Hundreds of BLM protesters marched through the streets of Sacramento on March 30 demanding justice for Stephon Clark, who was shot and killed by Sacramento police on March 18. An independent autopsy commissioned by the Clark family revealed that Stephon Clark had been shot eight times with most of the shots hitting him in the back. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
After Stephon Clark Shooting, Questions Remain About Police Use Of Force
Attorney Anthony D. Gray speaks at a 2015 news conference as Michael Brown's parents, Lesley McSpadden, second from left, and Michael Brown Sr., right, listen along with attorney Benjamin L. Crump, left. The parents have settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the the city of Ferguson, Mo., over the fatal shooting of their son. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption
Ferguson Councilwoman Ella Jones meets with patrons at Drake's Place restaurant. Jones is seeking to become Ferguson's first African-American mayor. Carolina Hidalgo/KWMU hide caption
Ferguson, Mo., Residents Worry About Low Voter Turnout In Mayoral Election
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Ferguson, Mo., Residents Worry About Low Voter Turnout In Mayoral Election
Ilhan Omar, a candidate for state representative for District 60B in Minnesota, gives an acceptance speech on election night in Minneapolis. Stephen Maturen/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Black Lives Matter Finds 'Renewed Focus' 5 Years After Trayvon Martin
Last month, Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore's chief prosecutor, announced she was dropping the remaining charges against the three Baltimore police officers who were still awaiting trial in Freddie Gray's death in Baltimore. The Gray case set off a wave of protests and unrest in Baltimore. Steve Ruark/AP hide caption
Lezley McSpadden (right) led a march to the street where her son, Michael Brown, died two years ago in Ferguson, Mo. Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner, is dressed in blue, and Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice, is dressed in white. Both Eric Garner and Tamir Rice died in high-profile incidents with police. Durrie Bouscaren/St. Louis Public Radio hide caption
Revisiting Ferguson: 2 Years After The Shooting Of Michael Brown
Police officers in Oakland, Calif., line up across from demonstrators on July 7 as protesters marched against police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota. Amanda Agustin/Youth Radio hide caption
A woman holds a cellphone up to a police officer as an attempt is made to calm the crowd after an arrest is made following the sniper shooting in Dallas on Thursday. Laura Buckman/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Delrish Moss was chosen as the new police chief for the city of Ferguson, Mo. Miami Police Department hide caption
A mural depicting peace in Ferguson was painted on the wall of a vacant building near the city's police department. David Goldman/AP hide caption
On Road To Recovery, Ferguson Residents Have Different Ideas
Attorney General Eric Holder (right) listens to Viola Murphy, mayor of Cool Valley, Mo., before his meeting with local community leaders in August 2014. Murphy is a vocal critic of new municipal regulations. Pablo Martinez-Monsivais/Getty Images hide caption
After Ferguson, Unintended Consequences Of Municipal Overhaul
Demonstrators march through downtown Chicago on Tuesday following the release of a video showing Jason Van Dyke, a police officer, shooting and killing Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke is charged with first-degree murder for the October 2014 shooting in which McDonald was hit with 16 bullets. So far this year, 15 officers have been charged with murder or manslaughter resulting from an on-duty shooting. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Since Ferguson, A Rise In Charges Against Police Officers
A new report by a governor-appointed commission suggests ways for communities in St. Louis to move forward after the police killing of Michael Brown last summer. Here, Brown's father and other relatives pray at a memorial to Brown last month. Rick Wilking/Reuters /Landov hide caption
Members of the Ferguson Commission, including co-chairman Starsky Wilson (second from right), listen at a recent hearing. After months of deliberation, the commission is releasing a report laying bare racial and economic inequalities in the St. Louis region, and calling for change. Jason Rosenbaum/St. Louis Public Radio hide caption
Ferguson Commission Shines Light On Racially Divided St. Louis
Heavily armed civilians with a group known as the Oath Keepers in Ferguson, Mo., early Tuesday. St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar has said the presence of the group was "both unnecessary and inflammatory." Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption
Michael Brown Sr. (center) leads a march in remembrance of his son, Michael Brown, on Sunday in Ferguson, Mo. It has been exactly one year since Michael Brown was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption