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Michael Brown’s mother, attorneys to speak at Harvard panel

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FILE - In this Monday March 26, 2018, file photo, attorney Benjamin Crump, right, stands alongside Sequita Thompson as she breaks into tears while talking about the fatal police shooting of her grandson Stephon Clark during a news conference, in Sacramento, Calif. Over the years, Crump has represented the relatives of other unarmed black men fatally shot by police in other parts of the country. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Lawyer on familiar ground in Sacramento police shooting

By COREY WILLIAMS - Associated Press

In this Nov. 14, 2017, photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. An FBI report on black “extremists” is stirring fears of a return to a time when the agency notoriously spied on civil rights groups. An FBI report on black “extremists” is stirring fears of a return to a time when the agency notoriously spied on civil rights groups. Sessions, a former Alabama senator whose career has been dogged by questions about race and his commitment to civil rights, did not ease lawmakers’ concerns when he was unable to answer questions about the report or its origins during the hearing. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

FBI report on black ‘extremists’ raises new monitoring fears

By SADIE GURMAN and RUSSELL CONTRERAS - Associated Press

Attorney General Jeff Sessions makes a point while speaking during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Sessions unfamiliar with FBI report on black extremists

By SADIE GURMAN - Associated Press

This undated file photo provided by the St. Louis Police Department shows former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley, who is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the December 2011 shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith. A television station reported that a ruling is expected Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, in Stockley's case, and Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has put the National Guard on standby in case unrest breaks out. (St. Louis Police Department via AP, File)

Protests follow ex-St. Louis officer’s acquittal in killing

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press

Man fatally shot by troopers wanted police to kill him

By KATHY McCORMACK - Associated Press

Appeals court revives part of lawsuit over Ferguson protests

By JIM SUHR - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, July 25, 2017, photo, a construction worker helps with finishing touches at the new Ferguson Empowerment Center in Ferguson, Mo. The new $3 million center will house an Urban League office focused on job training and placement. A dedication ceremony is planned Wednesday morning, July 26. (AP Photo/Jim Salter)

Center called ‘powerful first step’ as Ferguson still mends

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2014, file photo, Dorian Johnson leaves church at the end of the funeral service for his friend, Michael Brown, in St. Louis. A federal appeals court on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, upheld a judge's refusal to throw out a lawsuit against Ferguson by the Johnson who was with Brown when a police officer shot Brown to death three years ago, calling the officer's use of force unreasonable. Johnson argues that as he walked with Brown on a Ferguson street, Darren Wilson illegally detained him by using his police vehicle to block their path. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Appeals court lets suit by Michael Brown’s friend press on

By JIM SUHR - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, July 25, 2017, photo, a construction worker helps with finishing touches at the new Ferguson Empowerment Center in Ferguson, Mo. The new $3 million center will house an Urban League office focused on job training and placement. A dedication ceremony is planned Wednesday morning, July 26. (AP Photo/Jim Salter)

The Latest: Community center in Ferguson already paid for

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In this Sept. 27, 2014, file photo, the parents of Michael Brown, Lezley McSpadden, left, and Michael Brown Sr., sit for an interview with The Associated Press in Washington. The city attorney in Ferguson, Missouri, said Friday, June 23, 2017, that the city's insurance company paid $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Ferguson attorney: Brown family settlement $1.5 million

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press

Alexandria, Va. Police Chief Michael Brown listens during a news conference at Police Headquarters in Alexandria, Va., Monday, June 19, 2017, about the June 14 shooting at a baseball field in Alexandria. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Police chief: Heroic officer drew gunman’s fire at park

By BEN NUCKOLS - Associated Press

Official: Death of man in multi-state chase ruled a homicide

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In this Tuesday, June 13, 2017, photo, members of the Dallas Street Choir Debra Scott, left rear, Elizabeth Armstrong, center, and Toria Ellis, far right, raise their voices during a rehearsal for their performance at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday evening, at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York. The group of homeless men and women recruited from streets and shelters in Texas has made it to Carnegie Hall. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Homeless, but not voiceless, at Carnegie Hall

By VERENA DOBNIK - Associated Press

Ferguson mayor James Knowles III, center, celebrates his election victory with his campaign supporters at the Lion's Club in Ferguson, Mo., Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Ferguson, Missouri's top elected official in the tumultuous 32 months since the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown won another three-year term Tuesday. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Mayor who led Ferguson through turmoil is re-elected

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press

St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch, left, speaks during a press conference on Monday, March 13, 2017, at the St. Louis County Justice Center to address the latest video just released that shows Michael Brown at the Ferguson Market the night before he was shot. McCulloch was critical Monday of surveillance video from a new documentary about the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, calling it a heavily-edited attempt to distort an incident that occurred several hours before Brown died in an encounter with a police officer. (J.B. Forbes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Latest: Filmmaker defends use of surveillance video

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In this Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, file photo, Kush Patel, right, carries out bags of merchandise while helping his uncle Andy Patel, rear, clean up the looting damage from Monday's riots at his store, Ferguson Market and Liquor, in Ferguson, Mo. The store is disputing a new documentary’s claims that surveillance video suggests Michael Brown didn’t rob the store before he was fatally shot by police in Ferguson. One of the filmmakers said he believes the footage shows Brown trading marijuana for a bag of cigarillos early on Aug. 9, 2014, and that Brown intended to come back later for the cigarillos. Store officials said no drug transaction took place and Brown stole the cigarillos while at the store later that day. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Lawyer releasing ‘unedited’ Ferguson video of Michael Brown in store

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In this Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, file photo, Kush Patel, right, carries out bags of merchandise while helping his uncle Andy Patel, rear, clean up the looting damage from Monday's riots at his store, Ferguson Market and Liquor, in Ferguson, Mo. The store is disputing a new documentary’s claims that surveillance video suggests Michael Brown didn’t rob the store before he was fatally shot by police in Ferguson. One of the filmmakers said he believes the footage shows Brown trading marijuana for a bag of cigarillos early on Aug. 9, 2014, and that Brown intended to come back later for the cigarillos. Store officials said no drug transaction took place and Brown stole the cigarillos while at the store later that day. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

No dice, BLM, Michael Brown was not innocent

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, file photo, Kush Patel, right, carries out bags of merchandise while helping his uncle Andy Patel, rear, clean up the looting damage from Monday's riots at his store, Ferguson Market and Liquor, in Ferguson, Mo. The store is disputing a new documentary’s claims that surveillance video suggests Michael Brown didn’t rob the store before he was fatally shot by police in Ferguson. One of the filmmakers said he believes the footage shows Brown trading marijuana for a bag of cigarillos early on Aug. 9, 2014, and that Brown intended to come back later for the cigarillos. Store officials said no drug transaction took place and Brown stole the cigarillos while at the store later that day. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

New video of events before fatal Ferguson shooting in film

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Missouri lawmakers consider policing proposals

By KATIE KULL - Associated Press