Four Years After Ferguson – Colion Noir Visits with Local Residents after Michael Brown’s death

A bleak history of economic upheaval, antagonism, mistrust and misunderstanding. Four years later, Colion Noir heads to Ferguson, Missouri and visits with local St. Louis residents to explore the issues that led up to and came out of Michael Brown’s death and the riots that followed.

An Honest Look At History. A Hopeful Look Ahead

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