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Sunday will mark the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown. From journalists to activists, we’ve collected some of the most essential pieces of writing about Ferguson. 

“Black Lives Will Matter When Our Tragedies Turn to Triumph: Let Ferguson Be a Start” by Ashley Yates, Huffington Post

“When I Close My Eyes at Night, I See People Running From Tear Gas” by Johnetta Elzie, Ebony

“Young Ferguson Protestor: It’s Bigger Than Us” by Audie Cornish (interviewing Brittany Ferrell), NPR

“I’ve Spent More Time in Jail Than Darren Wilson” by Alexis Templeton, Ebony

“St. Louis Rapper Tef Poe Describes the Scene on the Ground in Ferguson, Missouri” by Tef Poe, Noisey

“The Fight for Justice is Our Job” by Larry Fellows III, Ebony

“The Lost Voices of Ferguson” by Nyle Fort, Urban Cusp

“An Open Letter From Ferguson Protestors and Allies” by DeRay Mckesson, Brittany Packnett and Johnetta Elzie, Huffington Post

“Ferguson on Fire” by Jamilah Lemieux, Ebony

“In Defense of Black Rage: Michael Brown, Police and the American Dream” by Brittney Cooper, Salon

“Ferguson Rapper Tef Poe: Barack Obama Has Forsaken Us, But We Will Not Stop Fighting Injustice” by Tef Poe, Time

“The Fierce Urgency of Now: Why Young Protesters Bum-Rushed the Mic” by Kirsten West Savali, The Root

“Demanding ‘Perfect Mourners’ in Ferguson” by Jamil Smith, MSNBC

“What Matters in Ferguson” by Mychal Denzel Smith, The Nation

“Why Are White People Scared of Black People’s Rage at Mike Brown’s Death?” by Rebecca Carroll, The Guardian

“Why We Won’t Wait” by Robin Kelley, CounterPunch

For more, including stories about the greater American context and small movements within the movement, here’s our full list.

And if there’s a story we missed, please add it in a reblog!