this is the michael brown memorial. gerald joined, the protests and looting ferguson's main thoroughfare, including at the quiktrip which became ground zero for the protests, adjusted department report. later later how the ferguson police targeted african-americans. brown's killing shook me because in him i saw gerald michael brown was only a year older and he lived nearby. gerald him gerald could have been here not long. afterwards, i learned that gerald had been transferred away from his high school called mcclure to a place called the mark twain students center. an alternative school for kids with behavioral and academic issues. i learned that this happened because of a shooting at bus stop one day that year when he got off bus right in front of his house. he was in 11th grade. what happened i assume you were you were shot at while getting off the bus, he shook his head and cryptically explained happened. 12 shots were fired. he estimated some of which he saw whizzing past his head. i moved a girl from the bus out of

this movement after michael brown was killed in ferguson in 2014, it was through movement building. it was through learning together that we put so much back into one another. as we were fighting for black lives, as we're fighting to get accountability for every single person that lost their life at the hands of police, as we are fighting for ourselves and i was able to see like hey, this is what you need because she was a black girl, you know because sandra bland was a black woman. like because we got, you know, we got to remember that we can get lost in this conversation like you got to be whole, too. >> host: exactly, exactly. so this pivots nicely to where i want to talk about next, which is about the ferguson uprisings. can you talk a little bit about our hometown and how segregated it is and the history that st. louis has with police violence? >> guest: yeah. >> host: to give people context as it happened the way it did. people who don't really know st. louis long history of racism, segregation, housing, discrimination. if you go into a little bit of that. >> guest: sure. so s

but it was through a movement after michael brown was killed inin ferguson in 2014. was through movement building. it was learning together that we put so much back into one another. as were fighting for black lives as were fighting to get accountability for every single person that lost their lives at the hands of police.ng is there fighting for all of that were fighting for ourselves. i was able to see this isus what you need because jones was a black girl. cassandra brown was a black woman. because we have got remember that we can get lost in this conversation, you've got to be whole too. >> exactly, exactly. this it pivots nicely into what i want to talk about next which is about the ferguson uprising. and you talk a little bit about our hometown and how segregated the history st. louis has with police violence? give people some context as to why it happen the way it did. often people do not realize st. louis' long history of discrimination, racism, segregation,t. housing discrimination. could you tell little bit about that? >> yes sure. so st. louis is -- st. lo

if the ferguson police officer who killed michael brown, darren wilson, if he would be indicted and we that this this answer was going to be it was either going to cause, like widespread protests or it was going to, you know, maybe just finally give us in the families some you know, type of, you know, relief in like maybe things are starting to change so we prepared for it and that night i decided not to just be out there as the protester because i knew that there would be so many people from all over the world that would be there, that never experienced tear gas before. so i had all of my stuff. i had a book bag full of, you know, just all types of, you know, medical supplies and everything, even a hazmat suit. it just a bunch of stuff. and as bad. and anyway. i, i remember just feeling like like i need to take care of whoever needs help out here. and then when the opportunity, when that, when it came time to actually help someone, i remember i didn't want to help them because i thought it was an ambush. we had dealt with that before. many where someone with like call your name out or

i remember back during the protest when michael brown was killed i lived only six minutes from where he was killed but i would travel through three municipalities to get to the protest. and in that six minute drive if i had a broken taillight or something with my car that i had something wrong with my windshield, i could get stopped in each one of those municipalities means i could have a ticket in each one. if i couldn'tpay them i could have awarrant in each one . and it was so , but through the years, us having issues, st. louis having issues with policing is not a new thing. and one thing about that is there are two police unions that there's a police union that is majority white i would say. i would say majority white police union. then you have a black police union at the ethical society of police. so that tells you already a lot about what police looks like in st. louis. then i grew up thinking that of course in my neighborhood for such a long time my dad was in politics. so the police were coming to our home all the time. they came by once a week to drop off a letter. then the

our member back during the protest went michael brown was killed i lived only six minutes from where he was killed. but i travel through threeth municipalities to get to the protest. and that six minute drive if i had a broken tail light or something else wrong with my car. if i did something wrong with my windshield that would flag a police officer to stop me i could get stopped and each one of this municipalities but that means i could have a ticket h1 if i could pay the might have a warrant in each one. through the years, us having issues -- st. louis having issues with policing is not anything. i know one thing about that is there are two police unions. there is a police union that is majority white i would say then you have a black police union called the ethical society of police. step tellsls you already a lot about what policing looks like in st. louis. but i grew up thinking that because in my neighborhood for such a a long time my dad was in politics. so the police would come into our home all the time. they came by once a week to drop off a letter to him. and they just kne

dealing with the terrible police killing of michael brown and ferguson. -- in ferguson.ow that history informs your strategies and how you decided though your father was in lecture or politics, you're going to go from the movement into electoral politics and you see a difference? >> that was not a decision -- first, it did not come easy. i never had a desire to be of politician, never wanted to be an elected official. it was not at all a dream of mine. i wanted to be a nurse. that is what i wanted to be. especially because i work so closely with my dad and i would watch how my dad would say something and then in the media or a newspaper article, they would print something that was not what my dad said or people would attack him for things he didn't do most of i remember -- i would ask him, why do you do this? why do you continue to help people and do all of these things and give all of your time ? you get all of these attacks and criticisms back and i did not understand it then. it was through the protests during the ferguson uprising ,us being on the streets demanding w

the fbi did a study on this in 2017 and the conditions then after the ferguson shooting of michael brownents, eric garner in new york city created atmospherics that really made them look at who is behind the police shootings and what are the motivates. w 86% of people who have shot at police have prior criminal records. 56% of them were known to the police department. now, that is more interesting than it sounds because it means that agency arrested them before and largely their experience was they hadn't resisted. 60% of them have long histories of drug uses. but it boiled down to two really interesting factors. one of them is a game changer. one is the obvious which is 48% -- i'm sorry. i'm mixing up my numbers here. 28% of them -- this is the game changer -- had said to friends or family that they intended to shoot a cop or wanted to kill a cop. they were projecting that ahead of time. and then the larger percentage, 40% said they only did it to get away and in most cases they had started to flee before they shot. >> the 28%, that seems to me like that could be the difference. that's

so this was i discussed this in the context thinking of trayvon martin or, thinking about michael brown and as those sort of new a new were sort of that spate of cases of black police brutality against black young black men where, despite the fact that both of these young men were shot and killed, you know, in dubious at best dubious circumstances. but, you know, what seem to be increasing the library closes. 20 minutes okay rather than three or four for a library card, just make your to the service desk from the first one where we still have more to talk about. yes. or are they where they seem to be, where they seem to be targeted. one case by the self-appointed neighborhood watchman, george zimmerman, and the other case by the local police. so they, in effect, were victims in the classical sense of the word. they were killed. right then. the the the narrative, you know, shifted to sort of discuss their personal character or whether, you know, trayvon martin's hoodie michael brown was no angel, according to, you know, the new york times, etc.. so there's this idea that you they had it

the death of martin in 2012, the sort of second wave of its beginning in some ways the death of michael brown and ferguson followed by the succession of people who were killed at the hands of the states and we were in a moment where people were i think looking for that sort of a for forementioned historical context with which to make sense of why we saw some of the things happening that were happening. i was in graduate school getting my phd studying the history of the racial inequality and reading these books that were giving me a new language and frameworks and ideas with which to make sense of what i was seeing happening and ways to understand why the police department existed in the ways they did and why inequality was so profound across the country, new language with which to understand how the history of publicy policy decisions creatd the inequality so part of what i just started doing i had these threads i was talking about in the book that were in conversation with the moment then you sort of begin to editorialize it so i was using it as a mini blog and then i had the opportunity to

afternoon to our audience, our patrons and colleagues, and, of course, to our guest of honor the hill, michael brown. nagin, dean brown. nagin, thank you for helping us. celebrate the library of congress 190th birthday. i just want to remind the audience that they can type their questions into the q&a box at the bottom of the screen. and we will address the questions at the end of the program. so our first question is, could you tell us a bit about constance baker, motley and your book, civil rights queen? constance baker motley and the struggle for equality. what drew you to tell johnson baker motley's story. thank you so much. i'm delighted to be here to celebrate the law library of congress anniversary and to be in conversation with you about my book, civil rights queen. the book is life and times of constance baker motley, who was a path breaker in three different realms. first, she was a civil rights lawyer who helped to litigate cases such as brown versus board of education. the case that desegregated ole miss, universe of alabama, university of georgia. and through her work, a civil rights la

afternoon to our audience, our patrons and colleagues, and, of course, to our guest of honor the hill, michael brown. nagin, dean brown. nagin, thank you for helping us. celebrate the library of congress 190th birthday. i just want to remind the audience that they can type their questions into the q&a box at the bottom of the screen. and we will address the questions at the end of the program. so our first question is, could you tell us a bit about constance baker, motley and your book, civil rights queen? constance baker motley and the struggle for equality. what drew you to tell johnson baker motley's story. thank you so much. i'm delighted to be here to celebrate the law library of congress anniversary and to be in conversation with you about my book, civil rights queen. the book is life and times of constance baker motley, who was a path breaker in three different realms. first, she was a civil rights lawyer who helped to litigate cases such as brown versus board of education. the case that desegregated ole miss, universe of alabama, university of georgia. and through her work, a civil rights la

after the death of michael brown jr. at the hands of a police officer in ferguson, missouri, the trajectory of your life changed. >> yes. >> eventually, after that experience, you decided to run for office. you joined the protesters and you emerged as one of the leaders in a leaderless movement for frontline ferguson. how did that happen? >> i didn't set out for all of that to happen. there was no playbook. i just kept showing up. i kept doing what i felt in my heart, even on the really, really rough days, the days that i said, "you know what? i'm done." you know, tired of people -- seeing people beaten by police. tired of just so much. tired of the hurt and the pain and not feeling like we were gaining much. but every time i tried to, i would say, "okay, i'm not coming back tomorrow." i was so compelled to come back because i felt on the inside of me that i needed to be there regardless of how hard it was because being uncomfortable does not mean that you're not in the right place. you know, being uncomfortable just means you're being stretched. and oftentimes you find your growth, you fin

why don't we move on to michael brown. >> clerk: i did receive indication from staff that michael brown may withdrawal but i never got confirmation. >> i did too hear that pending a job at the public defender's office. and i believe he's on the body now seat expired in june. so if mr. brown is is not here, we can figure that out in the intervening vehicle and go on to jusef nathan. good morning. >> hello i'm jusef nathan and i'm applying for seat 1 and 4 of the reenter council. i was released in august of 2020. since my release, i have dedicated my time and support and my time since my release i've dedicated my time to support the community and work onseting a strong foundation for my life. i've been working at five keys for the past two years where i have been able to support people struggling with homelessness and other issues. i use my time to provide friendly ear, and give advise and guidance when appropriate. also working responding to covid concern those most affected by the pandemic have resourced needed to in order to recover with dignity. i have also volunteered to support youn

death of trayvon martin when i was 12, the second way is beginning in some ways was the death of michael brown and ferguson followed by succession of people killed and we were in a moment where people were i think working for the sociological to make sense of why the things that were happening were happening. i was reading all these books given toth me, new language and framework and ideas toks which makes sense happening around me understand the department existed the way they did and ways to understand why inequality was so profound in different cities across the country, new language to understand how the history how public policy was created and what we see so part of what i started doing was i put out correct talking about the book in conversation in which the moment we found ourselves finding ourselves more comfortable and you editorialized it becomes a mini blog in some ways so using it as a mini blog and freelanced for different outlets and offended impractical and them into younger pieces and it's interesting because in many ways my journey has become a journalist and writer narrative

the second wave of its beginning was the death of michael brown in ferguson following the succession of people killed. we were in a moment where people were looking for that affirmation of historical context with which to make sense of why we saw some of the things happening that were happening. i was in graduate school getting my phd and study, broadly, racial inequality. i was reading these books giving me new language and new frameworks, ideas with which to make sense of what was around me. wide police the pardons existed the way they did. why inequality was so profound in different urban cities. new language and framework with which to understand how the history of public policy decisions created the inequality we see in the cities. part of what i started doing on twitter was i had these threads where i was talking about the books that were in conversation with the moment we found ourselves in. you begin to editorialize and it becomes many blogs -- mini blogs. and then i began to turn those threads into more thoughtful pieces. it is interesting because my journey to becoming a jo

we have the michael brown, hands up, don't shoot.ot into this scenario, and it wasn't true. that opened the door, now we move onto the last two years, police officers have been demonized for the last two years. >> and bristol connecticut, wednesday, this 35-year-old sergeant in this 34-year-old officer was shot and killed. the two fallen officers responded to a 911 call for a didispute between siblings with the call was reportedly a deliberate act lured the law enforcement. the suspect opened fired with an ar 15. a friend calls the scene. >> sergean. >> an officer shot and florida, illinois, washington and mississippi. trace: it appears that many are ambush attacks. the 911 call and what led to the attack. the final moments of the victim's life. ashley has more with the breaking details. good evening. >> hello, trace gallagher. horrifying 911 calls from not only people barricaded inside their homes but from a friend of someone shot. this 29-year-old gabriel torres. [inaudible] >> he looks like he's like, 13. [inaudible] >> i looked o

2014, department of justice and president barack obama falsely claiming police were out to get michael brown who was guilty in taking a police officer's gun and instance of an armed robbery before that incident. so this is a long walk of the plank when it came to defund the police and taking away support from the police and now police are seeing the consequence in the neighborhoods and voting how they are feeling. >> and the pivot of democratic candidates trying to run as fast as they can away from this, they know it's a bad topic for them. put up the fbi stats to kind of get your take on this. because this is interesting. you have this 4.3% increase in murders in 2021, and you have to take into account, it's up 24 -- 29.4% from 2019, 2020, and katie, this does not include new york or los angeles or phoenix or a lot of other major cities that are having major crime problems. >> yeah, number is 4.9% going up but it's not an accurate number in any sense of the word, does not include chicago and so people are feeling this all around the country and for the left they have tried to argue they wer

michael brown. breonna taylor. philando castile, george floyd and ahmaud arbery.r: tonight, cries of black lives matter and hands up, don't shoot, echoing from coast to coast. the largest day of demonstrations for george floyd yet. protestors: (chanting) black lives matter! black lives matter! black lives matter! al: i think that the phillip pannell case was a ground zero for what later became the black lives matter movement because many of them, including some that started the slogans, said they watched growing up cases of police abuse and movements and teaneck was a classic part of that. natacha: 30 years ago, 1990, teaneck, new jersey. i marched down cedar lane and here it is, 2020, 30 years later, and i'm finding myself march the same roads for the same exact thing. thelma: my son, he got shot in that backyard over there with his hands in the air. we endured this pain for 30 years. now we're back here again. christine: i was in eighth grade when phillip pannell was murdered, and a lot of my friends knew phillip pannell. so i try every year to teach the student

at right now, but you have to understand this goes all the way back to 2014. 2014, we had the michael browneverybody bought into the scenario. >> brian: wasn't true. >> and it wasn't true. again, more fake news. it wasn't true but people bought into that prayer that opened the door to start this. now we move on to the last two years we have had to, police officers across the country have been demonized for the last two years. you know, it is by these same politicians this week, they are changing their facebook posts now. >> brian: defund the police. >> we support the police, which is a joke! your actions speak, not what you write, not what you say. the actions that we have had in connecticut for the past two years have been atrocious. this all -- you can't do the things they have done. look, we pass a police accountability bill, which is really in name only. this bill, all it did was let the criminals go bill and things were put into this bill that stripped us of our authority and powers of doing work. the main function and problem we have right now is these politicians have stripped us of

i went to ferguson after michael brown was killed, near the white house and baltimore when ramus was killed and baltimore was engulfed. when someone ties, a video or sheesh mead campaign that sparks a movement and emotion on people and they take to the streets. there's tear gas, rubber bullets and conflagration for a number of days, sometimes weeks, and then, you know, things kind of move on. the movement does not broaden out beyond the core activists that made up the black lives matter after trayvon martin died, who should be given their due for being the backbone of what happened. i don't think that the movement would have happened after george floyd if all of the leg work hadn't been done by the black lives matter activists and the other situations, but i was surprised, i think. what happened with floyd was unique in a few ways and obviously there was a global pandemic, and people were stuck in fronts of their television stations. there were not concerts or distractions for people to take their minds off of what happened and this was not one of those debatable uses of source that

covered the legislature in the aftermath of the acquittal of his killer and went to ferguson after michael brown was killed, and have the white house in baltimore is coming white house and in baltimore engulfed in flames and protesting i saw some of o the canons of how these things happened and how, dies is either a video for social media campaign industry the sparks some kind of movement and emotion and people and takes to the street and police crackdown use tear gas and for number of days sometimes weeks and then things kind of move on in the movement does not broaden out beyond the u core actavis the mt of black lives matter movement after trach on martin died and to be given their dues for being backbone what happened i don't think the movement would've happened after george floyd fog that the work would lock lives matter to us and situations but was surprised i think i would had happened with floyd, was unique if uas obviously is a global pandemic going on in which people could not look away from the televisions their second own there were not concerts or other kinds of instructions would'v

but it was through michael brown was killed, after 400 days of protest, realizing that some of this isly way to fix it, the only way to make sure my son is not the next hashtag, that my daughter is not the next hashtag, but i'm not sitting back later thinking, i would've, should've, could've, looking at my son's body. this is the least, the least i could do is put myself on the line this way. that's why i do. it >> i'm gonna read a bit of your book. my work is to move with purpose, knowing that every minute people in our country are walking into new instances of preventable heard in that i have a responsibility to dismantle the systems of violence that too often cause that hurt. but the systems of violence that you had to face, literally on day one of your sojourning congress, literally, you walked into a system of violence. you have had to move your office because marjorie greene of georgia was harassing you in the hallways of congress. i wonder if the experience you, had so different from the way most people's career in congress starts, has changed the way you look at the system. is

legislature in the aftermath of the acquittal of his killer you know, i went to ferguson after michael brown was killed. i was near the white house and baltimore. i was covering the white house when freddie gray was killed. and in baltimore, engulfed in flames and protests and i saw sort of the cadence of how these things happen, of how someone dies. there's either a video or social media campaign or imagery that sparks some kind of a movement or some kind of an emotion in people. and they take to the streets, police crack down and there's tear gas and rubber bullets and there's conflagration for a number of days, sometimes weeks. and then, you know, things kind of move on. the movement does not broaden out beyond the core activist made up the black lives matter movement that sprouted up after trayvon martin. who are it should be given their due for being that the backbone of what happened? i don't think that the movement would have happened after george floyd if all of the legwork hadn't been done by the black lives matter activists in, other situations. but i was surprised. i think what ha