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Michael Brown

Brit Bennett
Arts
Brit Bennett on church, racism and her novel, ‘The Mothers’
People protest against the killing of a homeless man by police outside LAPD headquarters on March 3, 2015.
Justice
The Justice Department wades into the fight against police discrimination
A New York City police officer reacts next to people protesting against the death of Eric Garner during an arrest in July.
Justice
Even the creator of ‘broken windows’ policing thought it could lead to racial problems
A police officer patrols the street as a little girl watches from her doorstep in the Tivoli Gardens neighborhood of Kingston, Jamaica, on May 27, 2010.
Justice
As Ferguson unfolds, a death in Jamaica resurrects the island’s history of police brutality
French youth take part in a protest against the government's handling of recent urban unrest in France, at Place Saint Michel in Paris, November 16, 2005.
Justice
In France, Ferguson protests stir memories of suburban riots
A police officer holds his riot gun while demonstrators protest the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 13, 2014.
Justice
‘Municipal shock and awe’ comes to the streets of Ferguson
Global Politics
A look back at the devastation of Hurricane Katrina