Tag: Micheal Brown

Growing Up in Ferguson: When Your Hometown Becomes a Symbol

I’d always told people I’m from St. Louis. Who knew of Ferguson? As the one year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death approaches, “Ferguson” is once again emerging as a symbol of a year’s worth of unjustified deaths and… Read More

Statement on Grand Jury Decision in Shooting Death of Michael Brown

We are deeply disappointed in the grand jury’s decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. The handling of the case by St. Louis County Prosecutor Attorney Robert McCulloch and… Read More

The SocietyPages: There’s Research on That!

Reflecting on Ferguson by Evan Stewart In the wake of protests responding to the killing of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, Missouri, sociologists began building a large body of resources to explain how these events fit into… Read More

Aboutcom: The Ferguson Syllabus, Sociological Research Puts Ferguson in Context

On the heels of the open letter signed by over 1,400 sociologists after the police killing of unarmed black teen Michael Brown, the newly formed group Sociologists for Justice has released a list of published research that informs… Read More

Othersociologist.com: Social Justice in Ferguson: Addressing Racial Bias in Policing

Over 1,400 sociologists have signed an open letter protesting police brutality in Ferguson, USA. The letter includes practical measures to address the killing of Michael Brown and mistreatment of protesters in Ferguson. Coordinated by Sociologists for Justice, the letter… Read More

About.com: Sociologists Take Historic Stand on Racism and Police Brutality

This year’s annual meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA) recently took place in San Francisco. Coming on the heels of the killing of unarmed black teen Michael Ferguson Jr. at the hands of a white police officer in… Read More

NY Mag: Read a Powerful Letter About Michael Brown and Ferguson

It’s no surprise that sociologists, perhaps the group of researchers most dedicated to understanding issues of race and inequality, have strong feelings about the death of Michael Brown and the subsequent violence in Ferguson, Missouri. A letter just… Read More