Organization for Black Struggle
St. Louis, Missouri-based activist organization From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Organization for Black Struggle is a St. Louis, Missouri-based activist organization founded in 1980. The organization seeks "political empowerment, economic justice and the cultural dignity of the African-American community, especially the Black working class."[1] Organization for Black Struggle gained national attention when it joined with other organizations to publicly seek justice in the shooting of Michael Brown by a police officer on 2014.[2][3][4]
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| Abbreviation | OBS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1980 |
| Purpose | activism |
| Location | |
Region | United States |
Chair | Montague Simmons |
| Affiliations | |
| Website | www |
In 2010, Montague Simmons became the chair of Organization for Black Struggle.[5][6]
The organization was active in protests in Ferguson and St. Louis, Missouri, following to police shootings of Michael Brown and Vonderrit Myers Jr. in 2014.[7][8]
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