Black Lives Matter: Race, Policing, and Protest

In-depth timeline with map and comparison of witness accounts and law enforcement

Documents and evidence presented to the grand jury in Clayton, Mo., that was deciding whether to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the August shooting of Michael Brown.

Detailed timeline of events that took place on November 24, 2014, the date of indictment

"Department of Justice Report Regarding the Criminal Investigation into the Shooting Death of Michael Brown by Ferguson, Missouri Police Officer Darren Wilson" March 4, 2015

"[A] digital repository that seeks to preserve and make accessible community- and media-generated, original content that was captured and created following the killing of 18-year-old, Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9, 2014. A freely available resource for students, scholars, teachers, and the greater community, Documenting Ferguson has the ultimate goal of providing diverse perspectives of the events surrounding the conflicts in Ferguson."

Public group collecting articles, social media, and citizen journalism about Ferguson

See real time and past Tweets about Ferguson

"Now more than ever, America needs productive conversations about race, stereotyping, police, crime and social justice. And too often, our national media continues to fall short."

ACLU comment on Ferguson grand jury decision

Veterans discuss the militarized police response to protests after the killing of Michael Brown

A discussion of how post-non-indictment rebellion is not "looting" or a "riot."

In comic form

Collaboration between MTV and the Southern Poverty Law Center to create PSAs and online interaction related to racism, privilege, and inequality surrounding Ferguson events

"It’s not just Ferguson—here’s how the system protects police."

An account of how the #BlackLivesMatter movement began and where it stands currently by one of its founders

A collection of interactive maps to examine white flight, race and property, municipal zoning, and urban renewal in St. Louis

What you can do to help the Ferguson community

Video cannot be embedded, visit the link to watch, with links to other, related clips. "This PBS town hall meeting, moderated by PBS NEWSHOUR co-anchor and managing editor Gwen Ifill, will explore the many issues brought into public discourse in the wake of Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Missouri. The program was recorded before an audience on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis."