Michael Johnson was released from Booneville Correctional Center on Tuesday, July 9th, 25 years before his expected release date. “Leaving prison is such a great…
Question: Does click-through advocacy work? As a social justice advocate, you, like me, probably belong to several groups that ask you to click on a…
A diverse group of more than a dozen advocates gathered in St. Louis on June 12th to discuss strategies, tactics, and what lies ahead in…
Black Missourians are more likely to be pulled over than their white neighbors. Much more likely. Each year since 2000, the Attorney General of Missouri…
With the General Assembly adjourning the 2019 Legislative Session on May 17, social justice advocates in Missouri now have more opportunity to focus on important…
In March, five listening sessions were conducted with Jefferson City residents regarding interactions between their community and the Jefferson City Police Department. A subsequent survey…
On April 11, Nicole Lynch, our spring intern, gave a speech to those gathered in the First Floor Rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol Building…
On Saturday, May 11th, The Griot Black History Museum in St Louis hosted a Community Prayer Breakfast to honor and recognize the caregivers and the…
The House Committee Substitute (HCS) of House Bills 167 & 166 was debated on the House floor on Tuesday afternoon. You know from our Weekly…
Guest Blog by Empower Missouri Member Fred Tilinski Troublesome people keep trying to find meaning in things President Trump says. But when was America great?…