Organization for Black Struggle

Organization for Black Struggle
Abbreviation OBS
Formation 1980 (1980)
Purpose activism
Location
Region
United States
Chair
 Montague Simmons
Affiliations
Website obs-onthemove.org

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]

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] During this period they are known to have received funding from the Open Society Foundation, associated with George Soros.

References

  1. ↑ "About OBS". Organization for Black Struggle. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ Swaine, Jon (October 8, 2014). "Ferguson protest leaders: 'We'll take our anger out on people who failed us'". The Guardian. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ Phillips, Camille (October 12, 2014). "More Than A Thousand March For Michael Brown In Downtown St. Louis; Night Ends With Sit-In, Arrests". St. Louis Public Radio. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ Mejia, Paula (October 11, 2014). "'Ferguson October' Marches Through St. Louis". Newsweek. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ Campbell, Elizabeth (October 12, 2014). "Protesters Take Ferguson Protests Through St. Louis". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ Hare, Kristen (June 20, 2010). "Next generation: Activist Montague Simmons eases into lead role with a little help from his friends". St. Louis Beacon. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ Koplowitz, Howard (October 11, 2014). "St. Louis Ferguson October Protest: Black Youths' Resolve Remains Firm 2 Months After Mike Brown Shooting". International Business Times. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  8. ↑ Hayoun, Massoud (August 14, 2014). "Ferguson prompts activists to rethink black power movement in America". Al Jazeera America. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
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