Fight to Control Circuit Attorney’s Office is Not Over
Published by St. Louis American, May 19, 2023 . Kim Gardner’s announcement of her resignation was a communal gut punch to supporters. She then left the office on May 16, 2023, not on June 1 as she first announced. The twice democratically elected circuit attorney had made a brief appearance just days before the announcement […]
The St. Louis Reform Prosecutor is Out
Published by BlackCommentator.com, May 11, 2023 In the post-Ferguson Uprising period, urban communities across the country began changing the political landscape by electing prosecutors with an agenda for fairness and justice. In the not-to-distant past, prosecutors racked up as many convictions as they could by any means necessary under the guise of fighting crime. […]
Republican Missouri legislators still seek to chill nonviolent protest
Published St. Louis American, May 7, 2023 The Missouri legislative session is drawing to a close. Those of us who were suited up as the People’s Warriors are resigned to waiting until the end. When the smoke clears, we can start counting our legislative casualties and assess the loss of political ground. Since 2015, nearly […]