The state of Missouri put him to death despite serious questions about the evidence against him, jurors’ misgivings, and the victim’s family asking that he be spared. Did he die an innocent man?

For too long, this country’s criminal legal system has perpetuated violence, brutality, and murder, with Black people bearing the brunt. While methods may change, the underlying outcomes remain the ...

Despite efforts to spare the life of Marcellus Williams ... Despite Governor Mike Parson denying clemency for Williams, Smith said Gayle’s family has told Parson they would prefer a life ...

When someone’s eyes linger on the mutilated body of Emmett Till, “justice” is the last word anyone would think. Yet, it was ...

With Marcellus Williams, this conversation has to be had with everyone ... In June 2023, while the Board of Inquiry was still reviewing the case, Governor Mike Parson unexpectedly dissolved the Board ...

And others who care about someone who is in prison share Kehoe’s anger, too, especially in cases unlike this one when it’s not even clear that the accused pulled the trigger. Or when that person ...

In fact, former Governor of Missouri Eric Grietens halted the execution of Marcellus Williams and created a Board of Inquiry to investigate his innocence. Once current Governor Mike Parsons took ...

On Oct. 15, the Afro-American society, Al-Nur Muslim Student Association, Dartmouth Asian American Studies Collective and Spare Rib Magazine held a vigil for Marcellus Williams ... Supreme Court and ...

Despite the sun starting to set earlier in the evening and the weather growing colder, CSUN’s Black Student Union (BSU) set up a Candlelight Ceremony for Marcellus Williams with enough chairs, candles ...