A collection of commentaries from Washington University faculty and other opinion leaders exploring the important issues raised by events in Ferguson.
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Podcast: Reflections on Ferguson and Health Disparities in St. Louis
A look at the health and well-being of African Americans in St. Louis and policies that could create positive change.
Open Letter to the Mayor of Ferguson
Can Ferguson take this tragic moment and turn it into an opportunity to stand as a model municipality?
Podcast: When Does Victimization Count?
A reflection on Michael Brown and the role of victimization in American culture and politics.
Podcast: Stripes and Scars
Now is an appropriate moment to carefully consider the complex relationship between violence and protest.
For Michael Brown, Justice Is Not a Gift. It’s a Right.
Why must black people and black communities always prove themselves worthy of receiving justice?
When Will Youth of Color Receive the Same Due Process as Officer Darren Wilson?
Justice, like so much of what happens in America, has two faces.
Can We Preserve the Ferguson QuikTrip?
While it seems an unlikely landmark, the QT has achieved cultural significance.
Reflections on Ferguson
My great fear is that we won’t use this tragedy to make progress on changing what must be changed.
Can Technology Prevent Another Ferguson?
How we deploy technologies matters at least as much as whether we deploy them.
Confronting Our Separation
The events of the last several weeks are not academic abstractions to me.
Black Men Under Pressure
I’m hoping that we can move beyond rallies and rhetoric to bring about real change.
The Hope of Ferguson
We don’t need peace right now—we need unrest.