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Posted: 2017-10-27T19:04:21Z | Updated: 2017-10-27T19:04:21Z I'm Still Here Episode 2: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back | HuffPost

I'm Still Here Episode 2: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

What's happened in Ferguson since Mike Brown's death?

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Mike Brown’s murder sparked a massive movement, but three years later, has anything actually changed for black people in Ferguson? Local activists grapple with the conundrum of their work: It’s deeply necessary but the consequences are harsh, sometimes deadly. Pushed out of jobs, arrested, dehumanized: this is what fighting a police state looks like.

HuffPost reporter Zeba Blay, also the host of this podcast, traveled to Missouri to talk to activists, like Brittany Ferrell and Cathy ‘Mama Cat’ Daniels, about doing the work and where we go from here. 

Inside The Episode
Mama Cat is one of the many people still doing the work post-Ferguson.
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The dehumanization of black people continues when our deaths go viral.

I’m Still Here is a HuffPost Podcast  hosted by Zeba Blay and produced by Nick Offenberg and Jessica Samakow. Send us an email at stillhere@huffpost.com.

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Before You Go

Ferguson, Three Years Later
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Exterior of the Urban League of St. Louis Empowerment Center. (credit:Michael B Thomas for HuffPost)
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The interior of the Urban League of St. Louis Empowerment Center on August 31, 2017 in Ferguson, Missouri. (credit:Michael B Thomas for HuffPost)
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The interior of the Urban League of St. Louis Empowerment Center. (credit:Michael B Thomas for HuffPost)
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A sign in sheet is seen prior to a Urban League 'Save Our Sons' course. (credit:Michael B Thomas for HuffPost)
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Bryant Tomlin poses for a portrait at the Urban League of St. Louis Empowerment Center. (credit:Michael B Thomas for HuffPost)
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Tallis Brown of Urban League of St. Louis facilitates during a 'Save Our Sons' course. (credit:Michael B Thomas for HuffPost)
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A participant takes notes during a 'Save Our Sons' course. (credit:Michael B Thomas for HuffPost)
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A participant speaks during a 'Save Our Sons' course. (credit:Michael B Thomas for HuffPost)
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A participant speaks during a 'Save Our Sons' course. (credit:Michael B Thomas for HuffPost)
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A participant speaks during a 'Save Our Sons' course. (credit:Michael B Thomas for HuffPost)
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Tydrell Stevens of the Urban League St. Louis poses for a portrait. (credit:Michael B Thomas for HuffPost)
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Kat 'Mama Kat' Daniels works to prepare food for the homeless as a part of her 'PotBangerz' food outreach at the First Congregational Church. (credit:Michael B Thomas for HuffPost)
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Kat "Mama Kat" Daniels passes out dinner to homeless citizens. (credit:Michael B Thomas for HuffPost)
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Kat "Mama Kat" Daniels passes out dinner to homeless citizens. (credit:Michael B Thomas for HuffPost)
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Ferguson Activist Brittany Ferrell (credit:Michael B Thomas for HuffPost)
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ST. LOUIS, MO. - AUGUST 31: Ferguson Activists Brittany Ferrell poses for a portrait at a private residence on August 31, 2017 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Michael B. Thomas for Huffington Post) (credit:Michael B Thomas for HuffPost)