What you can do to help the Ferguson community

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

See tumblr advocating for Marissa Alexander, an African-American woman in Florida who invoked Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law after being arrested and prosecuted for firing a warning shot at her abusive husband. Alexander was initially sentenced to 20 years in prison. Her case drew national attention due to comparisons with the death of Trayvon Martin, in which George Zimmerman (a white man) was acquitted of murder under Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law.

See real time and past Tweets about the death of Eric Garner

See real time and past Tweets about Ferguson

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

See real time and past Tweets

"[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."

A collection of articles covering an array of perspectives on the key current issues in the media. Includes sections on Police and Community Relations; Garner Decision; Ferguson Protests; Stand Your Ground Laws and the Zimmerman Case; Prison Overcrowding

"The football players' action sparked widespread reaction across social media. Some drew parallels between what the Rams players did and the black power salute by two black Olympians from the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City."

Opinion piece on the NYPD work slowdown in response to New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's comments regarding the protests following the grand jury decision in the Eric Garner case.

Report on the apparent police "slowdown" in New York City.

ACLU comment on Ferguson grand jury decision

Report of the murder of two New York City police officers by a man who claimed on social media to be targeting police in response to the Eric Garner and Michael Brown cases. The murders led to greater divisions between the NYPD and Mayor Bill de Blasio, as well as some community groups.

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.

"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."

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

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

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