On March 4, 2015, the Department of Justice issued two reports that focused on the events that centered on the killing of Michael Brown by then Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. <\/span>The first one<\/a> determined the evidence did not support that Wilson violated federal law in killing Michael Brown. <\/span>The second one<\/a>, \u201crevealed a pattern or practice of unlawful conduct within the Ferguson Police Department\u201d that violated the \u201cFirst, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, and federal statutory law.\u201d Here at R3, we started the first <\/span>Reader<\/a> on the Ferguson Fiasco by examining the killing of Michael Brown. The second <\/span>Reader<\/a> focused on material in response to the Grand Jury\u2019s decision not to indict. The third Reader focuses on material in response to the DOJ\u2019s reports. Read our collection of Readers <\/span>here<\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n 1. A City Where Policing, Discrimination and Raising Revenue Went Hand in Hand<\/a> On March 4, 2015, the Department of Justice issued two reports that focused on the events that centered on the killing of Michael Brown by then Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. The first one determined the evidence did not support that Wilson violated federal law in killing Michael Brown. The second one, \u201crevealed a pattern […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n2. Conservatives Who Hate Big Government Are, Surprisingly, Not Up In Arms About Ferguson<\/a>
\n3. Ferguson\u2019s Conspiracy Against Black Citizens<\/a>
\n4. Attorney General Holder Eric Holder on Ferguson, Missouri Investigation<\/a>
\n5. It\u2019s Not Just Ferguson<\/a>
\n6. The Ferguson emails show how little race and racism have changed in the Obama era<\/a>
\n7. White House Reporters Focusing On The Wrong Email Scandal<\/a><\/span>
\n8.\u00a0Ferguson\u2019s True Criminals<\/a><\/span>
\n9.\u00a0Darren Wilson Is Cleared of Rights Violations in Ferguson Shooting<\/a><\/span>
\n10.\u00a0The Gangsters of Ferguson<\/a><\/span>
\n11.\u00a0DOJ report on Ferguson reads like the description of a totalitarian police state<\/a><\/span>
\n12.\u00a0Ferguson judge behind aggressive fines policy owes $170,000 in unpaid taxes<\/a><\/span>
\n13.\u00a0Ferguson police one of many law enforcement agencies facing federal reforms<\/a><\/span>
\n14.\u00a0Can the Ferguson Police Department Be Fixed?<\/a><\/span>
\n15. Stunning Ferguson report revelations: Why a complete overhaul is needed, now<\/a><\/span>
\n16.<\/span> How to Rebuild the Ferguson Police Department<\/a>
\n17. The Ferguson Nightmare<\/a><\/span>
\n18.\u00a0The Ferguson e-mails show how little race and racism have changed in the Obama era<\/a><\/span>
\n19. Introducing the Justice Issue<\/a><\/span>
\n20.\u00a0Blame Sharpton For Ferguson If You Wish\u2013But Don\u2019t Pretend Rights Of Blacks Were Not Shredded By Cops<\/a><\/span>
\n21.\u00a0The Road from Selma to Ferguson<\/a><\/span>
\n22.\u00a0How Racism Became Policy in Ferguson<\/a><\/span>
\n23.\u00a0The Injustice the DOJ Uncovered in Ferguson Wasn\u2019t Racism<\/a><\/span>
\n24.\u00a0Comparing Selma To Ferguson: \u2018Mike Brown Is Our Jimmie Lee Jackson\u2019<\/a><\/span>
\n25.\u00a0Ferguson Became Symbol, but Bias Knows No Border<\/a><\/span>
\n26.\u00a0Racism in Ferguson PD is policing done right, and that\u2019s why it is so wrong<\/a><\/span>
\n27.\u00a0Walking in Ferguson: If you\u2019re black, it\u2019s often against the law<\/a><\/span>
\n28.\u00a0Colin Powell \u2018shocked but not that surprised\u2019 by Ferguson report<\/a><\/span>
\n29.\u00a0The Ferguson Report Was Damning, But It\u2019s Not Just A Ferguson Problem<\/a><\/span>
\n30.\u00a0\u2018Madison, Wisconsin, Is Not Ferguson, Missouri\u2019<\/a><\/span>
\n31.\u00a0From Selma to Ferguson: How Far? Not Far Enough<\/a><\/span>
\n32.\u00a0Grading Obama On Race, After Ferguson And Selma Anniversary<\/a><\/span>
\n33.\u00a0Selma and Ferguson<\/a><\/span>
\n34.\u00a0Ferguson Is America and the Time to Act Is Now<\/a><\/span>
\n35.\u00a0Progress After Ferguson? Good Ideas Need Good Implementation<\/a><\/span>
\n36.\u00a0Racial Tension Draws Parallels, But Madison Is No Ferguson<\/a><\/span>
\n37. From Ferguson to Charleston: The race for racial justice<\/a><\/span>
\n38.\u00a0America\u2019s \u201cblack body\u201d reality: How Selma, \u201cScandal\u201d & Ferguson reveal an ugly truth<\/a><\/span>
\n39.\u00a0Ferguson\u2019s Police Chief Resigned, Now Fire the Rest of the Cops<\/a><\/span>
\n40. America\u2019s inability to respect the full humanity of black life<\/a><\/span>
\n41.\u00a0How municipalities in St. Louis County, Mo., profit from poverty<\/a><\/span>
\n42.\u00a0Everything You Need To Know About What\u2019s Happened In Ferguson<\/a><\/span>
\n43.\u00a0On the Front Lines in Ferguson<\/a><\/span>
\n44. What next for Black Lives Matter in Ferguson after city\u2019s police shooting?<\/a><\/span>
\n45.\u00a0Race, outrage and white male excuses: It\u2019s much worse than just one frat boy<\/a><\/span>
\n46.\u00a0Nine solutions to fix Ferguson<\/a><\/span>
\n47. West Florissant today: Ferguson streetscape redrawn by tension and grief<\/a><\/span>
\n48.\u00a0Not just bird chirping: Black Lives Matter chants will resound this spring<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n50.\u00a0Ferguson home values are plummeting, and residents are feeling the pain<\/a><\/span>
\n51.\u00a0Ferguson: A story about race told in black and white<\/a><\/span>
\n52.\u00a0Flash Point Ferguson<\/a><\/span>
\n53.\u00a0Conservatives Start to Take the Ferguson DOJ Report Seriously<\/a><\/span>
\n54.\u00a0The Lesson From Ferguson: Riots Work<\/a><\/span>
\n55.\u00a0Post-Race Rhetoric in Contemporary American Politics<\/a><\/span>
\n56.\u00a0Who Exactly Is Accused Ferguson Police Shooter Jeffrey Williams?<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
\n58.\u00a0Race relations take big step backward in Ferguson<\/a><\/span>
\n59.\u00a0What Are The Ferguson Shootings Really About?<\/a><\/span>
\n60. \u2018Hands up, don\u2019t shoot\u2019 was built on a lie<\/a><\/span>
\n61.\u00a0The Ferguson DOJ report looks a lot like other excessive police force reports<\/a><\/span>
\n62.\u00a0Stop poisoning the race debate: How \u201crespectability politics\u201d rears its ugly head \u2014 again<\/a><\/span>
\n63.\u00a0Why Black Lives Matter activists aren\u2019t winning over whites<\/a><\/span>
\n64.\u00a0John Oliver slams for-profit policing in Ferguson and across the country<\/a><\/span>
\n65.\u00a0Reconsidering My August Post on Ferguson and \u2018Conflicting Accounts\u2019<\/a><\/span>
\n66.\u00a0When Ferguson hits primetime: How shows like \u2018Scandal\u2019 handle race<\/a><\/span>
\n67.\u00a0If Ferguson Stays Ferguson, Blacks Have No One to Blame But Themselves<\/a><\/span>
\n68.\u00a0Next Steps on the Ferguson Front<\/a><\/span>
\n69.\u00a0The Black Lives Matter Movement Doesn\u2019t Need Perfect Symbols<\/a><\/span>
\n70.\u00a0Fleece Force: How Police And Courts Around Ferguson Bully Residents And Collect Millions<\/a><\/span>
\n71. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Municipal Violations (HBO)<\/a><\/span>
\n72.\u00a0\u201cCAN FERGUSON REBUILD?\u201d: FERGUSON ELECTIONS EXPECTED TO HAVE HIGH VOTER TURNOUT<\/a><\/span>
\n73.\u00a0The rise of Black Lives Matter Minneapolis<\/a><\/span>
\n74.\u00a0Missouri Police Will Restrict Tear Gas After Ferguson Lawsuit<\/a><\/span>
\n75.\u00a0Teaching About Policing and Race in America<\/a><\/span>
\n76.\u00a0Ferguson mayor says it\u2019s not fair Justice Department report focused on race<\/a><\/span>
\n77. New Nonprofit, Incubate Ferguson, Aims to Empower the City\u2019s Residents<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"