Last weekend activists issued a nationwide call for protests and commemorations on the anniversary of Michael Brown's killing.

A year after Ferguson’s uprising highlighted police racism, brutality and impunity in the U.S., the city is once again witnessing renewed protests and clashes between residents and police.

A state of emergency has been declared in Ferguson. And dozens of protesters have been arrested outside a courthouse in Ferguson St Louis on Monday afternoon, including leading Black Lives Matter activists Cornel West and DeRay McKesson.

Tyrone Harris, a classmate of  Michael Brown, was shot by Ferguson police and hospitalized in the early hours of Monday morning, after a rally marking the anniversary of Brown’s killing by a police officer.

 
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Capturing Grief, Rage and Solidarity: Ferguson a Year Later

Last weekend activists issued a nationwide call for protests and commemorations on the anniversary of Michael Brown's killing.

A year after Ferguson’s uprising highlighted police racism, brutality and impunity in the U.S., the city is once again witnessing renewed protests and clashes between residents and police.

A state of emergency has been declared in Ferguson. And dozens of protesters have been arrested outside a courthouse in Ferguson St Louis on Monday afternoon, including leading Black Lives Matter activists Cornel West and DeRay McKesson.

Tyrone Harris, a classmate of  Michael Brown, was shot by Ferguson police and hospitalized in the early hours of Monday morning, after a rally marking the anniversary of Brown’s killing by a police officer.

 
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Protesters prepare to march in downtown St. Louis August 10, 2015. Authorities declared a state of emergency in Ferguson, Missouri, after gunfire erupted on the anniversary of a high-profile police shooting and prosecutors on Monday charged an 18-year-old man with assault on officers. The man, Tyrone Harris, was critically wounded in an exchange of gunfire with police on Sunday night as people marked the shooting death one year ago of unarmed black man Michael Brown by a white officer in Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis.
Protesters prepare to march in downtown St. Louis August 10, 2015. Authorities declared a state of emergency in Ferguson, Missouri, after gunfire erupted on the anniversary of a high-profile police shooting and prosecutors on Monday charged an 18-year-old man with assault on officers. The man, Tyrone Harris, was critically wounded in an exchange of gunfire with police on Sunday night as people marked the shooting death one year ago of unarmed black man Michael Brown by a white officer in Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis. Photo:Reuters
Protesters yell at a police line shortly before shots were fired in a police-officer involved shooting in Ferguson, Missouri August 9, 2015.
Protesters yell at a police line shortly before shots were fired in a police-officer involved shooting in Ferguson, Missouri August 9, 2015. Photo:Reuters
Protesters prepare to march in downtown St. Louis August 10, 2015. Authorities declared a state of emergency in Ferguson, Missouri, after gunfire erupted on the anniversary of a high-profile police shooting and prosecutors on Monday charged an 18-year-old man with assault on officers.
Protesters prepare to march in downtown St. Louis August 10, 2015. Authorities declared a state of emergency in Ferguson, Missouri, after gunfire erupted on the anniversary of a high-profile police shooting and prosecutors on Monday charged an 18-year-old man with assault on officers. Photo:Reuters
Protesters pray at the federal courthouse in downtown St. Louis August 10, 2015. Authorities declared a state of emergency in Ferguson, Missouri, after gunfire erupted on the anniversary of a high-profile police shooting and prosecutors on Monday charged an 18-year-old man with assault on officers.
Protesters pray at the federal courthouse in downtown St. Louis August 10, 2015. Authorities declared a state of emergency in Ferguson, Missouri, after gunfire erupted on the anniversary of a high-profile police shooting and prosecutors on Monday charged an 18-year-old man with assault on officers. Photo:Reuters
Officers from the St Louis County Police Department and the Missouri Highway Patrol process demonstrators from the
Officers from the St Louis County Police Department and the Missouri Highway Patrol process demonstrators from the "Black Lives Matter" movement, who had been arrested for protesting on Interstate 70, in Earth City, Missouri August 10, 2015. Photo:Reuters
A pool of congealed blood marks the spot where police arrested Tyrone Harris after he was shot by police on Sunday night, in Ferguson, Missouri August 10, 2015.
A pool of congealed blood marks the spot where police arrested Tyrone Harris after he was shot by police on Sunday night, in Ferguson, Missouri August 10, 2015. Photo:Reuters
A woman reacts after shots were fired in a police-officer involved shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, August 9, 2015.
A woman reacts after shots were fired in a police-officer involved shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, August 9, 2015. Photo:Reuters
Amarion Allen, 11-years-old (C), and his mother Amima stand in front of a police line shortly before shots were fired in a police-officer involved shooting in Ferguson, Missouri August 9, 2015.
Amarion Allen, 11-years-old (C), and his mother Amima stand in front of a police line shortly before shots were fired in a police-officer involved shooting in Ferguson, Missouri August 9, 2015. Photo:Reuters
Two white women and two black women pray at the site of last year's riots on the one year anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 9, 2015
Two white women and two black women pray at the site of last year's riots on the one year anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 9, 2015 Photo:Reuters
Three young protesters join the demonstration outside the police department in Ferguson, Missouri August 7, 2015.
Three young protesters join the demonstration outside the police department in Ferguson, Missouri August 7, 2015. Photo:Reuters
Michael Brown Sr. (C), at the spot where his son was killed, hugs his wife Cal Brown at an event to mark the one-year anniversary of the killing of his son Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 9, 2015. Hundreds of people marched, prayed and held moments of silence in Ferguson, Missouri on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer a year ago.
Michael Brown Sr. (C), at the spot where his son was killed, hugs his wife Cal Brown at an event to mark the one-year anniversary of the killing of his son Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 9, 2015. Hundreds of people marched, prayed and held moments of silence in Ferguson, Missouri on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer a year ago. Photo:Reuters
A woman cries on the shoulder of a friend after being detained and released after having a seizure while protesting with other demonstrators from the
A woman cries on the shoulder of a friend after being detained and released after having a seizure while protesting with other demonstrators from the "Black Lives Matter" movement in Earth City, Missouri, August 10, 2015. Dozens of protesters were arrested on Monday afternoon after blocking rush-hour traffic on Interstate 70 a few miles (km) from Ferguson, Missouri, during demonstrations over the police shooting of an unarmed black man a year ago, according to a Reuters witness. Photo:Reuters
A young protester marches in downtown St. Louis August 10, 2015.
A young protester marches in downtown St. Louis August 10, 2015. Photo:Reuters
Published 10 August 2015
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