Podcast: Counter Stories, episode 6
Police attempt to control demonstrators protesting the killing of teenager Michael Brown on August 18, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Police shot smoke and tear gas to disperse the protestors with as they became unruly. Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. Despite the Brown family's continued call for peaceful demonstrations, violent protests have erupted nearly every night in Ferguson since his death.
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This time, the panel will confront police brutality; from the streets of Ferguson to the skyways of St. Paul.
What happened in Ferguson may have left the headlines, but it's still a lightning rod issue in communities of color, who feel under siege and in danger from police.
Panel members will share the personal impact of these incidents and unrest, discuss whether healing can occur, and what to do about troubled police/community relations across the country.
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