Ferguson, Missouri Update: Labor Day Weekend Rally Draws Hundreds, Businesses Reopen Following Protests In Mike Brown Death
On the first day of the Labor Day weekend and three weeks after the death of 18-year-old Mike Brown, hundreds gathered in Ferguson, Missouri, to march for the slain black teenager who was shot and killed by a white police officer Aug. 9. Rally organizers pledged to keep Brown’s death, an event that put a spotlight on the small suburban community and sparked national dialogue about policing and race, at the forefront of public discourse, the Associated Press reports. Read More….