Michael Brown Sr. rejects any version of the Ferguson uprising that consigns the movement to the past. Ten years after his son, Michael Brown Jr. was killed by Darren Wilson, then a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, Brown Sr. is still seeking accountability.

When Michael Brown Jr. was killed on August 9, 2014 — a Black teen shot six times by a white cop — protests erupted around the country, fueling a movement for racial justice that continues to this day. In Ferguson, regular protests took place in waves for more than a year. For years, there was a national spotlight on Ferguson, especially as the case against Darren Wilson moved through the criminal legal system. Wilson was ultimately never tried or charged. The Brown family settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Ferguson, the former police chief and Wilson himself in June 2017.

Now, Brown Sr. is working through the Chosen for Change Organization he runs with his wife, Cal Brown, to build an ongoing legacy to honor his son. To that end, he told Truthout in an extensive interview on August 8, he’d had a hand in renaming the Canfield Green apartments, where his son took his last breath. Now, the apartment complex is called Renewal Heights, with the hope that the name might get people thinking about the possibilities for renewal.

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