It has been a year since Michael Brown was gunned down in the middle of a Ferguson street by a white police officer, setting of months of protest, activism and ultimately – some change. But Brown’s death was also followed by a rapid string of other tragic events and shootings of unarmed blacks and mysterious deaths in the custody of police.

So on the anniversary of the shooting, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution takes a look at all that has happened in the past year and examines the trauma behind it. Join reporters Ernie Suggs and Kendall Trammell for a live chat on the subject today at noon on myajc.com.

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Angie McBrayer, ex-wife of James Aaron McBrayer, leans her head on her son Sam McBrayer as she and her three children and two grandchildren (from left) Jackson McBrayer, 3, Piper Jae McBrayer, 7, Katy Isaza, and Jordan McBrayer, visit the grave of James McBrayer, Thursday, November 20, 2025, in Tifton. He died after being restrained by Tift County sheriff's deputies on April 24, 2019. His ex-wife witnessed the arrest and said she thought the deputies were being rough but did not imagine that McBrayer would die. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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