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FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland. Some young black activists who had their doubts about Hillary Clinton are coming around to support her - some enthusiastically, some because they cannot stand Donald Trump. African-American voters are seen as key to Clinton's path to victory in November. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Activists split as Clinton makes push for black millennials

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK - Associated Press

Museum’s exhibit on Ferguson lacks City Hall contributions

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FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2014 file photo, Nikki Jones, of Spanish Lake, Mo, holds a button in support of Michael Brown while visiting the community in the apartment development near where he was fatally shot in Ferguson, Mo. Brown's death "opened the eyes of the world" to concerns about law enforcement's treatment of black people, Brown's father said Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, during a memorial service marking the two-year anniversary of the shooting. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Ferguson protest: Gunfire erupts on Michael Brown death anniversary

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In this March 15, 2016, file photo, people watch and hold signs as members of the Ferguson City Council meet in Ferguson, Mo. St. Louis-area residents were sounding off Tuesday, April 19, 2016 in the last public hearing on the U.S. Department of Justice's settlement that calls for sweeping changes in Ferguson, where 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Judge approves deal between Ferguson, Justice Department

By Jim Salter - Associated Press

Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III, left, shakes hands with Michael Brown Sr., right, following a meeting of the city council Tuesday, March 15, 2016, in Ferguson, Mo. During the meeting the council unanimously agreed to accept a U.S. Justice Department plan to overhaul its embattled police force and municipal court system. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

Ferguson reverses course, accepts Justice Department deal on police, court reforms

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Protesters chant and yell after the Ferguson, Mo., city council meeting in Ferguson on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, where the council voted to approve a modified consent decree with the United States Department of Justice. It is unclear if the Department of Justice will agree to the modifications. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Ferguson asks for changes to reform deal, drawing criticism

By Jim Salter - Associated Press

Protesters chant and yell after the Ferguson, Mo., city council meeting in Ferguson on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, where the council voted to approve a modified consent decree with the United States Department of Justice. It is unclear if the Department of Justice will agree to the modifications. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Justice Department critical of Ferguson lawmakers’ changes to agreement

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

This March 4, 2015, file photo, shows the entrance to the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Ferguson residents get a say on police overhaul agreement

By Jim Salter - Associated Press

Ferguson, Missouri, became a federal focus over policing as riots and protests erupted in the wake of the 2014 fatal shooting of an 18-year-old black man by a city police officer. The Justice Department later determined that the police department and municipal court had engaged in a "pattern and practice" of discrimination against black residents. (Associated Press/File)

Justice Department, Ferguson reach deal in fallout over Michael Brown shooting

By Alan Scher Zagier - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2014 file photo, a law enforcement officer watches from an armored vehicle after a device was fired to disperse a crowd during a protest for Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Mo. Law enforcement officials have lobbied to protect federal programs that have funneled billions of dollars in high-powered weapons and other military-style equipment to state and local police forces, calling the equipment critical in this era of terror threats and the all-too-frequent mass shootings that demand a swift and effective response. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

For police, shootings reinforce need for military-style gear

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press

In this Oct. 28, 2014 file photo, the Rev. Russell Moore, left, director of the Southern Baptist’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, leads a discussion during the group's national conference in Nashville, Tenn. Rev. Moore is one of several white leaders calling for multiethnic congregations in the wake of the unrest spurred by the killings of black men by white police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

How faith communities can help ease racial tension in America

By Kelsey Dallas - Deseret News

A protester yells at police outside the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department on Aug. 11, 2014, during a demonstration sparked by the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Justice Dept.’s Ferguson report shows police what not to do

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Crowds chant in the street along West Florissant Avenue, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo. Ferguson was a community on edge again Monday, a day after a protest marking the anniversary of Michael Brown's death was punctuated with gunshots. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

EDITORIAL: Loretta Lynch’s police praise counters ‘Ferguson effect’

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Ferguson, Missouri, was a community on edge again Monday, a day after a protest marking the anniversary of Michael Brown's death was punctuated with gunshots. (Associated Press)

Ferguson protests, problems persist on one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

A protester yells as police form a line across West Florissant Ave., Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo., before shots were fired near the protest. The one-year anniversary of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson began with a march in his honor and ended with a protest that was interrupted by gunfire. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Wesley Lowery, Ryan J. Reilly charged one year after reporting on Ferguson riots

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Ferguson protests: ‘Oath Keepers,’ heavily armed former military and police, turn up

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Police take cover after gunfire near a protest in Ferguson, Mo., Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. The one-year anniversary of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson began with a march in his honor and ended with a protest that was interrupted by gunfire. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Ferguson shooting: Man who opened fire at police is critically injured, authorities say

By Jim Salter and Alan Scher Zagier - Associated Press

A memorial in memory of Michael Brown is seen in a sidewalk near where Brown was shot and killed as a parade in honor of Brown passes by Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo. Sunday will mark one year since Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Police shooting, protests put Ferguson back on edge

By Jim Salter and Alan Scher Zagier - Associated Press

Crowds chant in the street along West Florissant Avenue on Monday in Ferguson, Mo. (Associated Press)

Ferguson protests ‘no longer peaceful,’ police say; more arrests overnight

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Family, friends and supporters pause for a moment of silence at a memorial to Michael Brown, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo. Sunday marks one year since Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Michael Brown killing anniversary marked in Ferguson with march

By Jim Salter and Jim Suhr - Associated Press