Human Rights

The hearing comes 10 years after Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson police officer, shot and killed Michael Brown Jr., an unarmed Black 18-year-old, sparking protests and a worldwide movement to save Black lives.

St. Louis-area organizations are working to remove some of the barriers that prevent LGBTQ students from applying to and staying in college.LGBTQ high…

Last week, St. Louis attorney Marie Kenyon was named the director of the Archdiocese of St. Louis’ new Peace and Justice Commission.The issues Kenyon…

The Archdiocese of St. Louis has named a director for its re-established Peace and Justice Commission, also known as the human rights commission. Marie…

The parents of Michael Brown plan to travel to Geneva next week with human rights attorneys and Ferguson activists.The group plans to speak to the United…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: It was just after 11 p.m., and the weather was clear. The driver was an attractive woman in her late…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 11, 2011 - WASHINGTON - With dissidents in Egypt and other repressive regimes increasingly using…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 21, 2009 - The Senate will soon begin its consideration of President Obama's nomination of…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: November 17, 2008 - The School of the Americas protest is a retreat in solidarity with others to…