One year after the tragic killing of unarmed Mike Brown near his home in Ferguson, hundreds showed up to Canfield Gardens pay tribute. Here are some photos I took.. Its the first time I ever used the camera..In fact I got the camera just so I could document what was going on in this troubled part of the country..
We remember Mike Brown a year after his tragic death at the hands of Ferguson police
It took place a few doors from his home inside the Canfiled Gardens
This sign says it all
This signs says it even more
Good seeing Brother malik from Occuppy the Hood.. he did alot of work organizing folks in the wake of Mike Brown’s death… A year later he wasn’t too happy with the direction that many took in the Mike Brown Movement..
The actual place where Mike was shot
Spoken word artist Jessica Care Moore gave a chilling poem dedicated to Black boys
Long time activist Jamala Rodgers and Matt Nelson from Color of Change.. Her book on Ferguson is worth reading
Many look on and reflect at the memorial
Cornel West looking at the plague dedicated to Mike Brown
Cornel West meeting with activist Brie Newsome.. She’s the sister who pulled down the confederate flag in South Carolina