Our Community Stories
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Our roots are in the Before Ferguson Beyond Ferguson nonprofit, a racial equity storytelling project. That work continues today.
Take a look at our past projects and share your ideas for future topics and community voices.
Created by Before Ferguson, Beyond Ferguson, Generations takes a look at the generational difficulties many St. Louis families have struggled to overcome.
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Vol. 1: The Caldwell family
Before Ferguson Beyond Ferguson begins with the Caldwells, the first of a series of stories about how St. Louis families over many generations have struggled to get a quality education and gain their purchase on the American Dream.
Vol. 2: The Washington Family
The Washingtons have long been drum majors for social justice. But they faced a unique challenge when Teddy Washington, a rising freshman at Washington University found himself among 10 students stopped by police after a dine-and-dash incident at a local IHOP.
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Vol. 3: American Dream Deferred, not Discarded
Evita Caldwell shares her story of what it was like moving from an-all black high school to Saint Louis University.
Launched by Before Ferguson, Beyond Ferguson, the 63106 Project focus on the issues facing area residents.
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The Waters Part For Kim Daniel
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Broken Road To The Promised Land
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‘How Do We Create Some Kind Of Peace?’
Created by Before Ferguson, Beyond Ferguson, Voices amplified first-person accounts of systemic and institutional racism, essential to fomenting a roadmap towards equitable change.
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Pledging to Teach 1619 Project
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Zack’s Quest
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Gardening as an Act of Liberation
Our Newsletter
Started by Before Ferguson Beyond Ferguson, the STL Equity Matters newsletter shines a light on how race is lived in our region — and shares the stories you need to be reading to understand St. Louis.
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