Organization for Black Struggle is a
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...
-based activist organization founded in 1980. The organization seeks "political empowerment, economic justice and the cultural dignity of the African-American community, especially the Black working class."
Organization for Black Struggle gained national attention when it joined with other organizations to publicly seek justice in the
shooting of Michael Brown
On August 9, 2014, 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis.
Brown was accompanied by his 22-year-old male friend Dorian Johnson, who later stated that Brow ...
by a police officer on 2014.
In 2010, Montague Simmons became the chair of Organization for Black Struggle.
The organization was active in protests in
Ferguson and St. Louis, Missouri, following to police shootings of Michael Brown and Vonderrit Myers Jr. in 2014.
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.obs-stl.org/
Activist groups in Saint Louis
African-American working class
Organizations based in St. Louis
Organizations established in 1980
African Americans' rights organizations
Shooting of Michael Brown
Working class in the United States
Political organizations based in St. Louis