Ferguson Mayor Ella Jones addresses the crowd during a memorial service for Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Jones was elected mayor earlier in 2020, she is the first black mayor of Ferguson. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Michael Brown Sr. rests on a chair during a memorial service for his son Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Cori Bush addresses the crowd during a memorial service for Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Bush, a long time protester and activist in Ferguson, won a primary election on Tuesday upsetting Congressman Lacy Clay. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
A photo of Ferguson protester and activist Darren Seals is placed in a memorial for Michael Brown with roses during service for Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Seals was murdered in 2016, his case has never been solved. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Ferguson Police Chief Jason Armstrong addresses a crowd gathered for memorial service for Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people including Michael Brown Sr. and family members showed up for ceremony. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Cheyenne Green places a rose on a memorial set up to Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday marked the sixth anniversary of the day Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Green has been involved with the Michael Brown protests since the beginning. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Michael Brown Sr. addresses the crowd about recent health problems he's had during a memorial service for his son Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Brown said he experienced heart problems from stress before St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell made the announcement in July of 2020 that he would not bring charges against Darren Wilson. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Doves are released during a memorial service for Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people including Michael Brown Sr. and family members showed up for ceremony. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
FERGUSON — About 100 people gathered in a Ferguson street Sunday to mark the sixth anniversary of the shooting death of local teenager Michael Brown by a police officer — an event that not only resonated throughout the community, but came to ignite a national movement and conversation around racial inequalities and injustice.
Sunday’s memorial service — held in front of an apartment complex on a painted and flower-strewn patch of pavement on Canfield Drive, where the 18-year-old died — featured speeches from local leaders, as well as Brown’s friends and family members.
It was made clear that, even as the years pass, plenty of heartache remains.
“Today, it’s just still hard,” said Michael Brown Sr., reflecting on his son’s death and its aftermath. “Over the years, going through and coming to this site, I was very angry.”
“Coming here every single year does not get easier,” added Cori Bush, a local activist who unseated longtime incumbent U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay in Tuesday’s Democratic Party primary, and is poised to become Missouri’s first Black congresswoman in November’s general election.
“This is the fate of so many across our country,” she said. “He didn’t have to die.”
The event included four and a half minutes of silence in Brown’s honor — one moment for every hour that his body remained in the roadway.
This year’s anniversary falls just more than a week after St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell announced that, after reopening an investigation into Brown’s death, his office would not issue charges against Darren Wilson, the white officer who shot him. Bell said that, while Wilson was not exonerated, he concluded there was not sufficient evidence to pursue murder or manslaughter charges or disprove self-defense.
Multiple speakers on Sunday — including members of Brown’s family — expressed anguish and frustration with the decision.
Sunday’s memorial also comes as the nation is embroiled in conversations about racial inequality that are as loud and widespread as any since Brown’s death helped catalyze the Black Lives Matter movement amid 2014’s high-profile protests in Ferguson.
“Six years later, the fight continues, and we’re still fighting for justice for everybody and equality for everybody,” said Jason Armstrong, Ferguson’s new police chief appointed in 2019, who also spoke at the event.
He said that recent deaths of Black people at the hands of police around the country may make it seem like there has not been progress since Brown died. But he said the ensuing groundswell of activism sparked in Ferguson added crucial momentum to the broader conversation on race that is still playing out today.
Sixth anniversary of Michael Brown shooting and protests
Michael Brown ceremony

Michael Brown Sr. releases a dove into the air during the 6th Annual Michael Brown Memorial on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Michael Brown was killed by a police officer at the location in 2014. Photo by Chris Kohley, ckohley@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Longtime activist Anthony Shahid wears a Breonna Taylor face mask and a Michael Brown hat before the start of a memorial service for Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Shahid was present at the protests from first hours and is the person credited with creating the "Hands up, don't shoot" chant often associated with the Ferguson protests. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Flowers are placed on the ground on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020 in the spot where Michael Brown's body laid in the street on Canfield Drive after Brown was shot by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people, including Brown's father Michael Brown Sr. and family members showed up for ceremony to mark the sixth anniversary of the shooting. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Ferguson Police Chief Jason Armstrong addresses a crowd gathered for memorial service for Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people including Michael Brown Sr. and family members showed up for ceremony. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Ferguson Police Chief Jason Armstrong, left, talks with Michael Brown Sr. on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020 on Canfield Drive in Ferguson before a ceremony to mark the sixth anniversary of the day Brown's son Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Michael Brown ceremony

Ferguson activist Ebony Williams has tears dried from her eyes by Emanuel Mitchell during the 6th Annual Michael Brown Memorial on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Michael Brown was killed by a police officer at the location in 2014. Photo by Chris Kohley, ckohley@post-dispatch.com
Michael Brown ceremony

Michael Brown Sr. looks down at the memorial built for Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Michael Brown was killed by a police officer at the location in 2014. Photo by Chris Kohley, ckohley@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Cheyenne Green places a rose on a memorial set up to Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday marked the sixth anniversary of the day Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Green has been involved with the Michael Brown protests since the beginning. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

A photo of Ferguson protester and activist Darren Seals is placed in a memorial for Michael Brown with roses during service for Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Seals was murdered in 2016, his case has never been solved. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Michael Brown Sr. rests on a chair during a memorial service for his son Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Michael Brown Sr. addresses the crowd about recent health problems he's had during a memorial service for his son Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Brown said he experienced heart problems from stress before St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell made the announcement in July of 2020 that he would not bring charges against Darren Wilson. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Doves are released during a memorial service for Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people including Michael Brown Sr. and family members showed up for ceremony. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Michael Brown ceremony

Roses and photographs rest on the Michael Brown memorial on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Michael Brown was killed by a police officer at the location in 2014. Photo by Chris Kohley, ckohley@post-dispatch.com
Michael Brown ceremony

Family and friends of Michael Brown listen to Ferguson mayor Ella Jones speak at the 6th Annual Michael Brown Memorial on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Jones was elected as the first black mayor of Ferguson on June 2, 2020. Photo by Chris Kohley, ckohley@post-dispatch.com
Michael Brown ceremony

Cori Bush, Democratic nominee to represent the 1st Congressional District, stands among loved ones of Michael Brown Jr. on the sixth anniversary of his death on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Photo by Chris Kohley, ckohley@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Ferguson Mayor Ella Jones addresses the crowd during a memorial service for Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Jones was elected mayor earlier in 2020, she is the first black mayor of Ferguson. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Cori Bush addresses the crowd during a memorial service for Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Bush, a long time protester and activist in Ferguson, won a primary election on Tuesday upsetting Congressman Lacy Clay. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Flowers decorate the grave on Michael Brown in St. Peters Cemetery in Normandy on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Protesters dance the "Cupid Shuffle" across the street from the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Ferguson police officers and protesters face off against each other on the parking lot of the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Protesters line up with series of wooden shields that spell out the " Black Lives Matter" on the parking lot of the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Protesters line up with series of wooden shields that spell out the " Black Lives Matter" on the parking lot of the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Longtime Ferguson protester Alexis Templeton chants in front of a line of protesters holding a series of wooden shields that spell out the " Black Lives Matter" on the parking lot of the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Protesters line up with series of wooden shields that spell out the " Black Lives Matter" on the parking lot of the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Ferguson police officers and protesters face off against each other on the parking lot of the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Michael Brown Sr. showed up at the protest outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Brown's son Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Michael Brown Sr., right, stands and looks at police in riot gear lined up outside the Ferguson Police Department during a protest in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Brown's son Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Police officers with "less than lethal" weapons move forward towards a line protesters and threaten to shoot during a demonstration at the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Brown's son Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Ferguson resident and long time protester Angelique Kidd is told to move from her chair by a line of advancing police during a protest outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Cathy “Mama Cat” Daniels addresses a group of protesters before a demonstration outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Brown's son Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. “Mama Cat” has been feeding people at protests for years. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Protesters drag a row of metal barricades into the middle the street to block traffic for a demonstration outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Brown's son Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Protesters shine a flashlight in the face of police officers in riot gear lined up outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Brown's son Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
“Because this community started this walk six years ago, we are farther along,” he said.
Dancing in the street
On Sunday night, activists blocked traffic and danced in the street outside Ferguson Police Department. At least one protester was arrested around 10:30 p.m. after police told the crowd to move back and released pepper spray.
“This represents a painful day for us ... we took to the streets, and for the most part we ain’t been home since. We are waiting until we get the justice we deserve,” Cathy “Mama Cat” Daniels said to the crowd.
Dasha Jones said she lived in the Canfield Green apartments when Brown was killed. She heard the shots, and then saw his body in the street. It’s what moved her to be an activist.
“Even though it’s a newer year, some people are still racist. There are still people that feel offended by my skin color. ... I feel they feel they’re able to get away with it,” Jones said. “I don’t hope — I know things are gonna change.”
Bishop Derrick Robinson also joined the crowd of about 100 on Sunday night.
“Six years later, we still outside,” Robinson said. “This is why we protest. Mike Brown is the epitome of why we do what we do ... we want to let people know we still stand in solidarity and unity and fight as one family ... we still outside. We’re not going home.”
Sixth anniversary of Michael Brown shooting and protests
Michael Brown ceremony

Michael Brown Sr. releases a dove into the air during the 6th Annual Michael Brown Memorial on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Michael Brown was killed by a police officer at the location in 2014. Photo by Chris Kohley, ckohley@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Longtime activist Anthony Shahid wears a Breonna Taylor face mask and a Michael Brown hat before the start of a memorial service for Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Shahid was present at the protests from first hours and is the person credited with creating the "Hands up, don't shoot" chant often associated with the Ferguson protests. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Flowers are placed on the ground on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020 in the spot where Michael Brown's body laid in the street on Canfield Drive after Brown was shot by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people, including Brown's father Michael Brown Sr. and family members showed up for ceremony to mark the sixth anniversary of the shooting. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Ferguson Police Chief Jason Armstrong addresses a crowd gathered for memorial service for Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people including Michael Brown Sr. and family members showed up for ceremony. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Ferguson Police Chief Jason Armstrong, left, talks with Michael Brown Sr. on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020 on Canfield Drive in Ferguson before a ceremony to mark the sixth anniversary of the day Brown's son Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Michael Brown ceremony

Ferguson activist Ebony Williams has tears dried from her eyes by Emanuel Mitchell during the 6th Annual Michael Brown Memorial on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Michael Brown was killed by a police officer at the location in 2014. Photo by Chris Kohley, ckohley@post-dispatch.com
Michael Brown ceremony

Michael Brown Sr. looks down at the memorial built for Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Michael Brown was killed by a police officer at the location in 2014. Photo by Chris Kohley, ckohley@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Cheyenne Green places a rose on a memorial set up to Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday marked the sixth anniversary of the day Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Green has been involved with the Michael Brown protests since the beginning. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

A photo of Ferguson protester and activist Darren Seals is placed in a memorial for Michael Brown with roses during service for Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Seals was murdered in 2016, his case has never been solved. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Michael Brown Sr. rests on a chair during a memorial service for his son Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Michael Brown Sr. addresses the crowd about recent health problems he's had during a memorial service for his son Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Brown said he experienced heart problems from stress before St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell made the announcement in July of 2020 that he would not bring charges against Darren Wilson. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Doves are released during a memorial service for Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people including Michael Brown Sr. and family members showed up for ceremony. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Michael Brown ceremony

Roses and photographs rest on the Michael Brown memorial on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Michael Brown was killed by a police officer at the location in 2014. Photo by Chris Kohley, ckohley@post-dispatch.com
Michael Brown ceremony

Family and friends of Michael Brown listen to Ferguson mayor Ella Jones speak at the 6th Annual Michael Brown Memorial on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Jones was elected as the first black mayor of Ferguson on June 2, 2020. Photo by Chris Kohley, ckohley@post-dispatch.com
Michael Brown ceremony

Cori Bush, Democratic nominee to represent the 1st Congressional District, stands among loved ones of Michael Brown Jr. on the sixth anniversary of his death on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Photo by Chris Kohley, ckohley@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Ferguson Mayor Ella Jones addresses the crowd during a memorial service for Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Jones was elected mayor earlier in 2020, she is the first black mayor of Ferguson. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Cori Bush addresses the crowd during a memorial service for Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. About 100 people showed up for ceremony. Bush, a long time protester and activist in Ferguson, won a primary election on Tuesday upsetting Congressman Lacy Clay. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Flowers decorate the grave on Michael Brown in St. Peters Cemetery in Normandy on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Protesters dance the "Cupid Shuffle" across the street from the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Ferguson police officers and protesters face off against each other on the parking lot of the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Protesters line up with series of wooden shields that spell out the " Black Lives Matter" on the parking lot of the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Protesters line up with series of wooden shields that spell out the " Black Lives Matter" on the parking lot of the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Longtime Ferguson protester Alexis Templeton chants in front of a line of protesters holding a series of wooden shields that spell out the " Black Lives Matter" on the parking lot of the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Protesters line up with series of wooden shields that spell out the " Black Lives Matter" on the parking lot of the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Ferguson police officers and protesters face off against each other on the parking lot of the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Michael Brown Sr. showed up at the protest outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Brown's son Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Michael Brown Sr., right, stands and looks at police in riot gear lined up outside the Ferguson Police Department during a protest in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Brown's son Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Police officers with "less than lethal" weapons move forward towards a line protesters and threaten to shoot during a demonstration at the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Brown's son Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Ferguson resident and long time protester Angelique Kidd is told to move from her chair by a line of advancing police during a protest outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Cathy “Mama Cat” Daniels addresses a group of protesters before a demonstration outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Brown's son Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. “Mama Cat” has been feeding people at protests for years. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Protesters drag a row of metal barricades into the middle the street to block traffic for a demonstration outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Brown's son Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Sixth Anniversary of Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson

Protesters shine a flashlight in the face of police officers in riot gear lined up outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the day Brown's son Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com