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August 27, 2014

Peaceful Protests Resume in Ferguson and St. Louis 
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Peaceful protests have resumed in Ferguson, Missouri, after the funeral
of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The unarmed black teen was shot dead by
police on August 9. Demonstrators in St. Louis demanded justice for both
Brown and Kajieme Powell, an African-American man shot dead by St. Louis
police 10 days after Brown. Police say Powell brandished a knife within
four feet of officers, but video calls their account into question and
shows he was shot within 20 seconds of the officers' arrival. At a rally
Tuesday, community activist Taurean Russell said he had spoken with
Brown's father.

Taurean Russell: "I talked to the father (Michael Brown Sr.) today. He
said that the pursuit of justice does not end with a funeral, it begins
with the funeral because people saw that body, the heard the cries, the
mother was crying and they said keep going, so I'm going to keep going."

 

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