A Re-Alignment in St. Louis
Published by St. Louis American, September, 2020 The August 4 election results were not just a matter of who won and who lost. An organized community is starting to see the fruits of its labor—from the streets to the ballot box. Being intentional and tangible has helped to put forth a vision of what […]
Giving new kinds of prosecutors new tools
Published in the St. Louis American, August 20, 2020 When St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell recently announced that there would be no indictment of former Ferguson cop Darren Wilson, it ignited a range of emotions from outrage to disappointment. For many, the historic election of Bell as the county’s first African-American prosecutor would mean […]
Roger Stone, Lamar Johnson, Eric Schmitt and Kimberly Gardner
Published in St. Louis American, July 20, 2020 The man in the White House masquerading as a president flaunted his blatant disrespect of the law when he pardoned another one of his felon friends. At the same time, people like Lamar Johnson have been rotting for 25 years in a Missouri cage for a crime […]