Resource class Url Title Creator Subject Format Relation Rights Date Created Is Part Of Spatial Coverage Temporal Coverage Timeline Date Timeline Title Unsung Qualities Relevance https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4354 Organization for Black Struggle Newsletter, December 1981 Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle | Publication Paper Newsletter 8 x 11 inches Text https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Statement December, 1981 St. Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4500 National Day Against Police Brutality, 1998 Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle | Protests | Police Brutality | Saint Louis Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID #: S1240-0717 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement October 22, 1998 Saint Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4502 National Day Against Police Brutality, 1998 Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle | Protests | Saint Louis Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID #: S1240-0707 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement October 22, 1998 Saint Louis https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4504 National Day Against Police Brutality, 1998 Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle | Protests | Saint Louis Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID #: S1240-0708 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Right Statement October 22, 1998 Saint Louis https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4506 Marilyn Banks Rally, 1983 Organization for Black Struggle Marilyn Banks | Organization for Black Struggle | Protests | Police Brutality Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f56-0558 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement July 1983 Timeline Saint Louis 1983 Marilyn Banks Murder https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4508 Marilyn Banks Rally, 1983 Organization for Black Struggle Marilyn Banks | Organization for Black Struggle | Protests | Police Brutality Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f56-0556 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement July 1983 Saint Louis 1983 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4510 Marilyn Banks Rally, 1983 Organization for Black Struggle Marilyn Banks | Organization for Black Struggle | Protests | Police Brutality Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f56-0555 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement July 1983 Saint Louis 1983 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4512 Behind These Walls News Bulletin, April 1987 Freedom Fighters Inside the Missouri State Penitentiary Prisoner Advocacy | Organization For Black Struggle News Bulletin Text https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle https://obs-stl.org Organization For Black Struggle April 1987 Missouri 1987 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4514 The Black United Front Anti-Apartheid Rally, 1985 Organization for Black Struggle Free South Africa Movement | Black United Front | Organization for Black Struggle Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f46-0429 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement 1985 St. Louis, Missouri 1985 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4516 The Black United Front Anti-Apartheid Rally,1985 Organization for Black Struggle Free South Africa Movement | Black United Front | Organization for Black Struggle Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Stuggle The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f46-0435 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement 1985 St. Louis, Missouri 1985 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4518 CAPCR Event for Marilyn Banks Organization for Black Struggle Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | The Organization for Black Struggle | Marilyn Banks Photograph https://obs-stl.org The Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f48-0453 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement 1984 St. Louis, Missouri 1984 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4520 CAPCR Marilyn Banks Event Organization for Black Struggle Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization For Black Struggle | Marilyn Banks Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum. The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f48-0450 1984 St. Louis, Missouri 1984 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4522 Joseph Ferrario Trial, 1984 Organization for Black Struggle Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Joseph Ferrario | Organization For Black Struggle | Marilyn Banks Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f53-0495 March, 1984 Kansas City, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4524 Joseph Ferrario Trial, 1984 Organization for Black Struggle Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Joseph Ferrario | Organization For Black Struggle | Marilyn Banks Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum | 4522 The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f53-0499 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement March, 1984 Timeline Kansas City, Missouri 1984-03 Ferrario Trial Moved https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4526 Youth Council for Positive Development and the Organization for Black Struggle 45th Commemorative Edition, Part 1, 2025 Organization for Black Struggle Youth Council for Positive Development | Organization For Black Struggle Publication https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum | 4528 https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle 2025 St. Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4528 Youth Council for Positive Development and the Organization for Black Struggle 45th Commemorative Edition, Part 2, 2025 Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle | Youth Council for Positive Development Publication https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum. | 4526 https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle 2025 S. Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4545 Ellen Reasonover Homecoming Organization for Black Struggle Ellen Reasonover | Wrongful Conviction | Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) | Organization for Black Struggle Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle The Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1999 Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4547 Ellen Reasonover Wrongful Conviction Campaign Organization for Black Struggle Ellen Reasonover | Wrongful Conviction | Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) | Organization for Black Struggle Flyer https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1996 Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4549 Benefit Concert for Ellen Reasonover Organization for Black Struggle Ellen Reasonover | Wrongful Conviction | Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) Missouri Organization for Black Struggle https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4550 BOLO Notice for Joseph Ferrario Organization for Black Struggle Joseph Ferrario | Marilyn Banks | Police Brutality | Organization for Black Struggle Flyer https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1983 Saint Louis, Missouri 1983 Ferrario Indicted https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4552 A Decade of Struggle - Forward Still, 1980-1990 Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle | Publication Publication https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1991 Saint Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4554 OBS: 1980-2000, 20 Years of Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle | Publication Publication https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Stuggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2002 Saint Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4556 Ellen Reasonover Freed Organization for Black Struggle Ellen Reasonover | Wrongful Conviction | Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) | Organization for Black Struggle Photograph Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1999 Saint Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4558 Demonstration for Ellen Reasonover Organization for Black Struggle Ellen Reasonover | Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) | Organization for Black Struggle Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | 4554 Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1990 Saint Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4560 Death Penalty Protest, 1999 Organization for Black Struggle Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) | Death Penalty | Protests | Organization for Black Struggle Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1999 Saint Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4562 Tacuma Harden, Reading 1, July 8, 2026 Jamala Rogers Organization for Black Struggle Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) | Tacuma Harden | Organization for Black Struggle Video - mp4 https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike July 8, 2026 Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4564 Tacuma Harden, Reading 2, July 8, 2026 Jamala Rogers Organization for Black Struggle Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) | Tacuma Harden | Organization for Black Struggle Video - mp4 https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike July 8, 2026 Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4572 Civilian Review Board Established St. Louis American - Rebecca Rivas St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Cristina Fletes-Boutte Civilian Review Board | Organization of Black Struggle Newspapers https://obs-stl.org Organization of Black Struggle Newpapers.com April 15, 2015 April 26, 2015 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2015-04-15 Civilian Review Board Established https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4575 National Day Against Police Brutality Organization for Black Struggle Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Police Brutality | Organization for Black Struggle Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | 4526 | https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | 4504 | 4502 | 4500 Organization of Black Struggle October 22, 1998 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 1998-10-22 National Day Against Police Brutality https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4577 Coalition Against Police Crimes & Repression Forms in 1983 Coalition Against Police Crimes & Repression (CAPCR) Coalition Against Police Crimes & Repression (CAPCR) | Police Brutality | Local Control | Organization for Black Struggle Logo https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes & Repression (CAPCR) | https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Coalition Against Police Crimes & Repression (CAPCR) 1983 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 1983 1983-08 Coalition Against Police Crimes & Repression Formed https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4579 CAPCR Launches Boycott on Tourism, 2003 Organization for Black Struggle. AMKA Rise Up! Fall 2003 Volume 22 No. 2 AMKA Rise Up! Spring 2003 Volume 22 No. 1 Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle | Police Brutality | Protests Newsletters https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | 4636 Organization for Black Struggle The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2003 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2003 CAPCR Launches Boycott on Tourism https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4583 Grand Jury Weighing Shooting by Officer, 1983 BOLO of Joseph Ferrario: Organization for Black Struggle Image of Dorothy William: newspaper.com Image of Dorothy William and Newspaper Article: St. Louis Post Dispatch, Tommy Robertson Marilyn Banks | Joseph Ferrario | Organization for Black Struggle Flyer Newspaper obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | 4550 BOLO of Joseph Ferrario: Organization for Black Struggle Image of Dorothy William: newspaper.com August 25. 1983 Timeline Saint Louis. Missouri 1983 1983-09 Ferrario Indicted https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4585 Marilyn Banks Settlement, 1984 Organization for Black Struggle Marilyn Banks | Organization for Black Struggle Newspaper Newsletter https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | 4526 St. Louis Post Dispatch Organization for Black Struggle 1984 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 1984 1984-06 Marilyn Banks Settlement https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4588 Mayor Slay Signs Executive Order 48, 2013 City of St. Louis Photo by UPI/Bill Greenblatt Local Control | Executive Order 48 | Organization for Black Struggle | Mayor Francis Slay Web Article https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/archives/newsgram/city-regains-control-of-metropolitan-police-dept.cfm City of St. Louis Archives September, 2013 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2013-09 Return of Control https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4590 First Pamoja Session, October 1992 Organization for Black Struggle OBS Newsletter, Winter 1992-93 Pamoja Sessions | Organization for Black Struggle Newsletter https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1992-93 Saint Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4592 Missouri State Representative Recognizes the Contributions of OBS at 10th Anniversary Celebration Organization for Black Struggle Argus - Bob Williams Local Power | Organization for Black Struggle | OBS 10th Anniversary | Rep. Charles Troupe Photocopy of Newspaper Article https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f14-086 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement January, 1995 Saint Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4594 St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Under Control of a State Board, 2025 Missouri Independent: Rudi Keller STLPR: Rachel Lippmann Local Control | Organization for Black Struggle Web Article https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle https://missouriindependent.com/2025/03/26/gov-mike-kehoe-signs-bill-to-put-st-louis-police-under-state-control/ Missouri Independent March 26, 2025 Timeline Missouri 2025-03 State Takes Control of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4596 ArchCity Defenders Challenges State Takeover of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 2025 ArchCity Defenders Z Gorley, Director of Communications, ArchCity Defenders | St. Louis American Local Control | ArchCity Defenders | Organization for Black Struggle Web Article https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.archcitydefenders.org ArchCity Defenders Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike June, 2025 Image: May, 2026 Timeline Missouri 2025-06 ArchCity Defenders Files Challenge to Missouri’s Takeover of St. Louis Police https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4598 CAPCR Disband the Coalition Local Control | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle 1988 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 1988 CAPCR Disband the Coalition https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4599 OBS and Police Brutality Police Brutality | Organization for Black Struggle | Local Control Organization for Black Struggle. https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle 1993 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 1993 OBS and Police Brutality https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4601 CAPCR Introduces Legislation Local Control | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle | Alderman Terry Kennedy https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) 2000 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2000 CAPCR Introduces Legislation https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4602 Investigative Panel Proposal St. Louis Post-Dispatch: John Chasnoff, Samuel Walker Illustrator: Tim Brinton Local Control | Alderman Terry Kennedy | Organization for Black Struggle | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) 2002 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2002 Investigative Panel Proposal https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4603 Mayor Slay Rejects Civilian Oversight Board Bill Local Control | Mayor Francis Slay | Organization for Black Struggle https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle March 2006 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2006-03 Mayor Slay Rejects Civilian Oversight Board Bill https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4604 Ferrario Police Board Hearing and Dismissal St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Tommy Robertson Photo Credit: Odell Mitchell Jr. Marilyn Banks | Joseph Ferrario | Organization for Black Struggle https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle 1983 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 1983-08 Ferrario Police Board Hearing and Dismissal https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4606 Press Release on Ellen Reasonover Case Organization for Black Struggle Letter https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle June 18, 1990 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4608 PSA for "Justice for Ellen Reasonover Week" Organization for Black Struggle Letter https://obs-stl.org/ Organization for Black Struggle March 19, 1990 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4610 Press Release on Rentz Correctional Center Organization for Black Struggle Letter https://obs-stl.org/ Organization for Black Struggle August 28, 1990 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4612 Letter to Talk Show Hosts Regarding Ellen Reasonover Organization for Black Struggle Letter https://obs-stl.org/ Organization for Black Struggle March 21, 1990 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4614 Letter to a Friend of Ellen Ellen Reasonover Support Committee Letter July 16, 1999 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4617 Reformation of CAPCR after Garland Carter Murder Police Brutality | Local Control | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) January, 1996 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 1996-01 Reformation of CAPCR after Garland Carter Murder https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4618 Reform Racial Profiling Police Brutality | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle | Legislation https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | 4526 Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2019 Timeline Missouri 2019 Reforming Racial Profiling https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4619 CAPCR Rallies Local Organizations Local Control | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | https://obs-stl.org The Organization for Black Struggle 2005 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2005 CAPCR Unites Local Organizations https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4620 Know Your Rights Workshops Police Brutality | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle August 2017 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2017-08 Know Your Rights Workshops https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4622 "Jammin' in July" Event Flyer Ellen Reasonover Support Committee Flyer July 1998 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4624 Defund the Police Jia Lian Yang - St. Louis Public Radio (Photo and Host Podcast) Lauren Brown - St. Louis Public Radio (Co-Host and Producer) Defund the Police | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle Podcast and Web Article https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) Organization for Black Struggle St. Louis Public Radio 2020 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2020 Defund the Police https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4626 Exonerees Griffin, Reasonover, and Amrine Organization for Black Struggle 4526 | https://obs-stl.org/ Organization for Black Struggle 2017 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4628 Congress of Afrikan People 1975, Community Forum Congress of Afrikan People Police Brutality | Congress of Afrikan People | Organization for Black Struggle Flyer https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike March 11, 1975 Saint Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4630 Restaurant Shootings Memorial St. Louis American Photos Credit: Wiley Price Police Brutality | Organization for Black Struggle Newspaper Clipping https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle https://www.stlamerican.com St. Louis American June 13-19, 2002 Saint Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4632 St. Louis Police Involved in Reckless Shooting Incident, 2004 St. Louis American Phot Credit: Maurice Meredith Police Brutality | Organization for Black Struggle Newspaper Clipping https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle https://www.stlamerican.com St. Louis American April 8-14, 2004 Saint Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4634 Demand for Local Control of St. Louis Police Department: Senate Bill 785 John Chasnoff Local Control | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle | Legislation Web Article https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) https://www.stlamerican.com/news/columnists/police-control-must-be-closer-to-the-people/ St. Louis American January, 2008 Timeline Missouri 2008-01 Demand for Local Control of St. Louis Police Department: Senate Bill 785 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4636 CAPCR Activists Call for Boycott Ishmael-Lateef Ahmad Photo Credit: Wiley Price Local Control | Police Brutality | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle News Article https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) https://www.stlamerican.com St. Louis American October, 2002 Saint Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4640 Policeman Has Shot 11 People in His 24-Year Career William C. Lhotka St. Louis Post-Dispatch Police Brutality | Organization for Black Struggle Newspaper Article https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle William C. Lhotka St. Louis Post-Dispatch September 11, 1998 Saint Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4642 Youth Shot Multiple Times by Police, 2001 Ishmael Lateef Ahmad Photo credit: Wiley Price Police Brutality | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle | Protests Newspaper Article https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle https://www.stlamerican.com St. Louis American October 4-10, 2001 Saint Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4644 Protestors Demand Investigation into Larry Turks Death, 1998 Photo Credit: Bob Wilson Police Brutality | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle | Protests News Article https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle https://www.stlamerican.com St. Louis American April 9-15, 1998 Saint Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4646 University of Missouri, St. Louis (UMSL) Police Brutality Student Project, 1990 UMSL Class project (participants unknown) Police Brutality | Organization for Black Struggle | University of Missouri, St. Louis Original: Notebook Paper https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1990 Saint Louis, Missouri United Sates https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4655 Mayor Jones Creates Office of Civilian Oversight City of St. Louis Legislation | Mayor Tishaura O. Jones | Local Control | Organization for Black Struggle web article https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle 2022 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2022-08 Mayor Jones Creates Office of Civilian Oversight https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4657 Judge Green Rules on State Takeover Local Control | Organization for Black Struggle | ArchCity Defenders Case Ruling Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.archcitydefenders.org/local-democracy-is-under-attack/ ArchCity Defenders "Local Democracy is Under Attack" | https://www.stlpr.org/news-briefs/2026-06-15/judge-rules-minimum-funding-for-st-louis-police-does-not-violate-state-constitution "Judge rules minimum funding for St. Louis police does not violate state constitution" Organization for Black Struggle ArchCity Defenders STLPR - Rachel Lippmann Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike May 2026 Timeline Missouri 2026-05 Judge Green Rules on State Takeover https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4670 2017 Re-envisioning Public Safety CAPCR Organization for Black Struggle Local Control | Police Brutality | Organization for Black Struggle | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) Organization for Black Struggle 2017 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2017 Re-envisioning Public Safety https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4674 We Will Never Stop Fighting for Black Women Women's Rights | Protests | Reproductive Justice | Organization for Black Struggle https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | 4526 Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4676 Black Women Workers Webinar Series Communiversity South Info@communityversitysouth.org Black Liberation Movement | Health Equity | Black Women Workers | Organization for Black Struggle webinar series https://thecommuniversitysouth.org/ Communiversity South | https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle 2026 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4679 St. Louis Women's March, 2018 Women’s Rights | Organization for Black Struggle photograph https://www.womensmarch.com/ National Women's March | https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2018 St. Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4681 Dr. Bonita Jamison public education | resilience | black woman leaders Dr. Jamison is incredibly selfless - she always nominates others for awards but does not seek the limelight for herself. In fact, i was not confident she would even give me permission to submit a nomination on her behalf! When she is recognized, she always references the team that surrounds her. With this nomination, i hope that she herself is held in the light she deserves. Dr. Jamison's courage and resilience has served as a model for me and countless others who have worked alongside her. She inspires us to be the best version of ourselves - not demanding that we do better, but showing us what it looks like to do better and then letting the rest of us follow her lead. Her messages about inclusion are heartfelt and each one centers and grounds me in my work as a social justice educator. https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4683 SisterSong Conference, 2003 Reproductive Justice | SisterSong | Organization for Black Struggle photograph https://www.sistersong.net/ SisterSong | https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2003 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4685 Robin Proudie St. Louis Civil Rights History | Jesuit Slavery & Reparations | SLUE (Descendants of SLU Enslaved) | Grassroots Institutional Accountability Despite taking on major institutions, Robin Proudie works as a grassroots leader without the massive funding or backing that large organizations enjoy. Her efforts are driven by a deep commitment to doing what is right for local families rather than earning public awards or personal praise. Because mainstream history often overlooks the families of enslaved laborers, her brave advocacy brings light to a story that is at high risk of being forgotten. Robin Proudie’s leadership addresses current issues like racial equity and historical truth-telling, which are still heavily debated in society today. Her work shows young people how historical events directly shape modern problems like economic inequality and community displacement. By organizing around past injustices, she provides a clear roadmap for how today's leaders can tackle present-day social issues. https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4687 "Affirmations!", 2000 Sistahs Talkin’ Back | Organization for Black Struggle | Affirmations Women’s Program photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2000 Saint Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4689 Sistahs Talkin' Back 2024 "Affirmations!" program Aishah Shahidah Simmons | Sexual Accountability | Sistahs Talkin' Back | Organization for Black Struggle flyer https://www.aishahshahidahsimmons.com/ Aishah Shahidah Simmons | https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle 2024 Saint Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4691 Reproductive Justice Organizations Condemn Unpopular Billboard Campaign Reproductive Justice | SisterSong | Trust Black Women Coalition | Organization for Black Struggle https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.aclu.org/ ACLU 2011 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4693 R. Kelly Protest, 2018 #MuteRKelly | Organization for Black Struggle photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4697 Reunite Lamar Johnson Press Conference, 2020 Lamar Johnson | Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) | Organization for Black Struggle Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle 2020 Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4699 I Stand With Kim Gardner Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) | Kim Gardener | Organization for Black Struggle https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle 2023 Saint Louis, Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4703 Ellen Reasonover Protests the Prosecuting Attorney Buzz Westfall Ellen Reasonover | Protest | Organization for Black Struggle Photograph https://obs-stl.org/ Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle St. Louis https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4729 Ellen Reasonover Getting Reconnected_0287.png Organization for Black Struggle Ellen Reasonover | Wrongful Conviction | Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) | Organization for Black Struggle Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle The Organization for Black Struggle Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4731 Chief George and Ellen Reasonover, 2006 Organization for Black Struggle Ellen Reasonover | Wrongful Conviction | Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) | Organization for Black Struggle Photograph The Organization for Black Struggle 2006 https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4733 Centurion Ministries 20th Anniversary Celebration 2002 The Organization for Black Struggle Ellen Reasonover | Wrongful Conviction | Centurion Ministries Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle The Organization for Black Struggle 2002 Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4735 Ellen Reasonover phone-a-thon The Organization for Black Struggle Ellen Reasonover | Wrongful Conviction | Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) | Organization for Black Struggle Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Missouri