Literary Hub » Ferguson

Looking for Answers After the Murder of a Dear Friend and Little Brother

Looking for Answers After the Murder of a Dear Friend and Little Brother

Ben Westhoff on Frustration, Grief, and Questions in the Wake of a Young Black Man's Death

By Ben Westhoff | May 24, 2022

On Racial Injustice and the False Promise of Police Reforms

On Racial Injustice and the False Promise of Police Reforms

Derecka Purnell Unpacks the Drive to Seek Justice

By Derecka Purnell | October 5, 2021

Hell Week: On Inner City Football in the Wake of Ferguson

Hell Week: On Inner City Football in the Wake of Ferguson

football player.”">“Today is when we find out who’s a football player.”

By Albert Samaha | September 17, 2018

Which Lives Matter

Which Lives Matter

A New Poem By Caroline Williams

By Caroline Williams | March 1, 2018

Black Protest Writing, From W.E.B. DuBois to Kendrick Lamar

Black Protest Writing, From W.E.B. DuBois to Kendrick Lamar

Precious Rasheeda Muhammad on a Rich Tradition of Literary Resistance

By Precious Rasheeda Muhammad | August 10, 2016

Our Favorite Stories of the Year

Our Favorite Stories of the Year

Literary Hub Staff Picks for 2015

By Literary Hub | December 30, 2015

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Request: Permission To Occupy Your Body

By Roger Reeves | August 11, 2015

Other Outrages, Other Deaths

By Rion Amilcar Scott | August 11, 2015

How Do You Write From a Country That Doesn’t Exist?

By Danielle Evans | August 11, 2015

Young Black Writers: After Michael Brown

Young Black Writers: After Michael Brown

Reflections on One Year of #BlackLivesMatter

By Zinzi Clemmons | August 11, 2015

A Brief History of the Present

A Brief History of the Present

After Michael Brown: Morgan Parker

By Morgan Parker | August 11, 2015

Rachel. Trayvon. Michael. Dying. Laughing. A. Fiction.

Rachel. Trayvon. Michael. Dying. Laughing. A. Fiction.

After Michael Brown: Kiese Laymon

By Kiese Laymon | August 11, 2015

I want to not have to write another word about who the cops keep killing

I want to not have to write another word about who the cops keep killing

After Michael Brown: Khadija Queen

By Khadijah Queen | August 11, 2015

Am I a Reliable Witness to My Own Life?

Am I a Reliable Witness to My Own Life?

After Michael Brown: Sarah Labrie

By Sarah LaBrie | August 11, 2015

Slow Dance, With Bullet

Slow Dance, With Bullet

After Michael Brown: Hope Wabuke

By Hope Wabuke | August 11, 2015

A Very Brief History of Police Killings in the U.S.

A Very Brief History of Police Killings in the U.S.

After Michael Brown: Metta Sáma

By Metta Sáma | August 11, 2015