Before Ferguson Beyond Ferguson

Wednesday marks the ninth anniversary of Michael Brown Jr.’s killing by a white police officer in Ferguson. Now, local officials and community members are urging residents to elect leaders who will protect Black lives.

The saga facing Kim Daniel to find affordable, safe housing using Section 8 vouchers reaches a happy conclusion.

This is the sixth chapter in the story of Kim Daniel, who is coping with the pandemic in a neighborhood plagued by chronic illness and much shorter life spans than those in predominantly white neighborhoods. Daniel, 55, has lived with a congenital heart defect that has taken her to death’s door several times over the course of her life.

This is the fifth chapter in the story of Kim Daniel, who is coping with the pandemic in a neighborhood plagued by chronic illness and much shorter life spans than those in predominantly white neighborhoods. Daniel, 55, has lived with a congenital heart defect that has taken her to death’s door several times over the course of her life.

Richard Weiss’ nonprofit racial equity storytelling collaborative Before Ferguson Beyond Ferguson has sought to tell the stories of residents of one of St. Louis' toughest ZIP codes. The 63106 Project has published stories in publications from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to the Riverfront Times. Weiss, writer Leyla Fern King and story subject Misha Marshall discussed the project on St. Louis on the Air.

This is the third chapter in the story of Kim Daniel, who is coping with the pandemic in a neighborhood plagued by chronic illness and much shorter life spans than people in predominantly white neighborhoods.

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. Additional support provided by the Buckingham Strategic Wealth Pillar Grant Program and…

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. Additional support provided by the St. Louis Press Club.Kim Daniel has stared death in…

University City, Missouri, is considered to be among the more diverse communities in a region still grappling with the stubborn legacy of segregation. But…