Many people found their power and voices during the Ferguson Uprising. Some used streaming technology as they found themselves defining their own class of media, with no editors and no rules. They brought the story of the Ferguson Uprising live to our computers and smartphones. Their dispatches from the frontlines kept viewers up to date while the national news played catch up. Their stories didn’t end in 2014, though, as many of them in the St. Louis area continued to demonstrate for causes to the present or until their deaths.
Thanks to Heather DeMian, Ohun Ashe, Brien Redmon, and Umar Lee for sharing their videos with us for the episode.
Credits: This episode was produced by Danny Wicentowski and edited by Emily Woodbury. With production assistance from Chad Davis and Ulaa Kuziez. Greg Munteanu did the audio mixing and podcast design. Brian Heffernan provided editorial guidance. Kris Husted is the executive producer. Special thanks to Marissanne Lewis-Thompson.
The theme music is by Cassie Morgan and remixed by Mvstermind. Additional music provided by Drake Stafford and Kai Engel.
We Live Here is a production of St. Louis Public Radio in collaboration with The Midwest Newsroom.
