The Organization for Black Struggle, along with a few organizations, were honored for our consistent work for and with our community. The recognition was by the Black Caucus/Board of Alders during their annual Black History Month Program. Tempestt Tuggle accepted the proclamation on our behalf. Also on hand was Kendra Tatum and Jamala Rogers.
Read More OBS Receives Recognition for our WorkIn March of 1965, peaceful protesters in the quiet town of Selma, Alabama, were confronted with violent police force, waking Americans to long-silenced injustices and hastening the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Recognized as the nation’s most effective civil rights law, the VRA was the result of a sustained, principled political struggle to defend […]
Read More Selma’s Lesson for Ferguson: Voting and Protest Go Hand in HandA Survey of Ferguson Stakeholders and A Vision of Community Policing Highlights The Ferguson Collaborative (formerly the DOJ Working Group) undertook our survey of Ferguson residents and stakeholders from a desire to raise up the voice of those directly affected by policing. It is from those voices, we believe, that the most effective solutions will […]
Read More Interim Ferguson ReportST. LOUIS – Yesterday, Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the City of Ferguson, alleging a pattern or practice of law enforcement conduct that violates the First, Fourth and 14th Amendments of the Constitution and federal civil rights laws. This is following […]
Read More The Organization for Black Struggle Condemns Ferguson City Council for Rejecting Consent Decree, Calls for Transparency in Impending Litigation