While the DOJ report on the Ferguson Police Department took center stage this week – the observation of the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma was also a source a much discussion, #BlackOutDay and more.

MUST WATCH VIDEOS:

DemocracyNow! Michelle Alexander on DOJ report on Ferguson:

President Barack Obama’s Speech in Selma:

Investigation of the Ferguson Police Department – US Dept of Justice Civil Rights Division 

MUST READ

Low-lights from Ferguson DOJ Report via @WesleyLowery

The Gangsters of Ferguson:

• http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/03/The-Gangsters-Of-Ferguson/386893/

Mapping police Violence – The National Police Violence Map

• At least 302 black people were killed by police in the United States in 2014. Get the facts about police violence in your community to make the case for change.
• http://mappingpoliceviolence.org/

US Policing Task Force Preliminary Recommendations Released:

• http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/taskforce/Interim_TF_Report_150228_Intro_to_Implementation.pdf

Before Rosa Parks, A Teenager Defied Segregation On An Alabama Bus – Claudette Colvin

• http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2015/02/27/389563788/before-rosa-parks-a-teenager-defied-segregation-on-an-alabama-bus?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150303

22 Contemporary Authors You Absolutely Should be Reading

• http://www.buzzfeed.com/isaacfitzgerald/these-writers-are-not-to-be-missed#.vm5m2m8Lx

• http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/04/us/justice-department-finds-pattern-of-police-bias-and-excessive-force-in-ferguson.html?emc=edit_na_20150303&nlid=12063067&_r=0

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Monthly #MuseumsRespondtoFerguson Chat:

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