A version of this post appears at Wonky News Nerd.
Protests are continuing in Ferguson, Mo., over the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed African-American teenager who was shot and killed by police on Saturday. But,
according to Democracy Now!, the mood there "has changed drastically over the past 24 hours."
On Wednesday night, the city looked like a war zone as police fired tear gas, stun grenades and smoke bombs. Police arrested at least 10 people, including a St. Louis alderman and two journalists. But last night the mood was less tense after Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon put an African-American highway patrol captain, Ron Johnson, in charge of security in the town of Ferguson. Johnson marched with protesters and ordered the riot gear put away.
In the video clip below, Democracy Now! speaks with Rev. Renita Lamkin, who was hit with a rubber bullet by police on Wednesday while attending the protest, and Patricia Bynes, Democratic committee member of Ferguson Township.
For more about this story, including a transcript of the interviews, visit the Democracy Now! website.