Missouri

Martin Luther King, Jr. Black and white photo of Black man in front of microphone.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Nov 7, 2019 3:12PM EST

Kansas City to Remove Martin Luther King Jr.'s Name From Street Signs

Reverend Vernon Howard, Jr.: “It is the epitome of White privilege and systemic and structural racism.”

Pink and white sign in support of abortion rights held outside Old Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri

Ayana Byrd Oct 2, 2019 5:43PM EDT

Planned Parenthood Covertly Opens Clinic to Provide Care for Missourians

The 18,000-square foot facility is located in Illinois—just 13 miles from Missouri’s lone abortion clinic, which is currently under fire.

Exterior of Planned Parenthood of St. Louis. Gray-painted bricks, blue signage.

Ayana Byrd Aug 28, 2019 1:37PM EDT

Court Temporarily Blocks Missouri's Eight-Week Abortion Ban

But new restrictions—including for cases of fetal Down Syndrome—were allowed to go into effect.

outside of St. Louis Planned Parenthood with Missouri and U.S. flags

Ayana Byrd Jun 3, 2019 10:32AM EDT

Missouri's One Abortion Clinic Will Stay Open—For Now

A judge temporarily stopped the state from revoking St. Louis Planned Parenthood’s license.

Kenrya Rankin Oct 12, 2017 5:11PM EDT

Study Shows Black Students, Kids With Disabilities in Missouri Punished More Than Peers

“We must take actions at every level to end Missouri’s school-to-prison pipeline.”

Kenrya Rankin Jul 17, 2017 4:41PM EDT

GOP Missouri Legislators Roll Back St. Louis' Minimum Wage to $7.70

Activists: “Companies can either snatch back our raise and take food out of the mouths of children, or they can do the right thing by honoring the St. Louis wage increase and paying us at least $10 an hour.”

Black people in silhouette with hands raised stand in street under dim yellow light with blue and red police lights in the background

Sameer Rao Feb 8, 2017 3:37PM EST

Magnolia Pictures Acquires Ferguson Uprising Doc, 'Whose Streets?'

The company, which also distributed “I Am Not Your Negro,” plans to release “Whose Streets?” this summer.

Black teenager wearing teal shirt looks directly at camera

Kenrya Rankin Jun 3, 2016 11:03AM EDT

No Indictment for St. Louis Officers Who Killed Mansur Ball-Bey

The prosecutor says there wasn’t enough evidence to prove the shooting was not in self defense.

Sameer Rao Feb 22, 2016 1:34PM EST

Saul Williams Hits Ferguson Streets for Stark New Music Video

“The Noise Came From Here” also features Marcellus Buckley, a poet and friend of Michael Brown.

Kenrya Rankin Nov 5, 2015 2:39PM EST

Racial Justice Org Condemns St. Louis Officials for Not Indicting Killer Cops

Organization for Black Struggle regarding the death of Kajieme Powell at the hands of St. Louis police: “Police authorities should not be the community’s only resource when mental and social service crisis happen.”

Sameer Rao Oct 21, 2015 2:41PM EDT

Someone is Burning Predominantly Black Churches in St. Louis

The church burnings echo a string of similar burnings across the South this summer.

Kenrya Rankin Aug 25, 2015 12:19PM EDT

New Ferguson Judge Throws Out Warrants Issued by ‘Constitutionally Deficient’ Court

Ahead of new legislation that will revamp municipal courts systems all over Missouri, Ferguson’s head judge withdraws arrest warrants for nearly 10,000 people.