From shattered glass to blank canvas, Missouri communities paint to heal
On the late November night that a grand jury announced it would not indict the police officer who fatally shot unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Natasha Bahrami watched protesters peacefully take to the streets of St. Louis. Bahrami is a lifelong resident of that city and co-owner of a local restaurant, Cafe Natasha’s.
Late in the night, the mood of the protests changed. Bahrami recalls people running and picking up debris to smash windows.
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