10 Years Later: Looking back at Ferguson and a conversation on racial justice and police accountability
Protesters in Chicago march during a rally near the Chicago Police headquarters after the announcement of the grand jury decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of Michael Brown in 2014. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP
August 9 marked ten years since Michael Brown was shot and killed by a member of the Ferguson, Missouri Police Department.
In the 10 years that have followed, there have been countless others who have been killed at the hands of police. Many in Illinois are still grappling with the death of Sonya Massey at the hands of a former Sangamon County Sheriff Deputy.
A journalism professor and a representative from a St. Louis-based organization that's focused on legal advocacy and civil rights lawsuits join the program to discuss developments and challenges that the country has faced in the past decade in regard to police reform and racial justice.
GUESTS
William Freivogel
Professor of Journalism, Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Journalism
Publisher of “Gateway Journalism Review”
Maureen Hanlon
Managing Attorney, ArchCity Defenders