As the Lead Prosecutor Chairman Omali Yeshitela declared that black people “can and must take matters into our own hands” following the “no true bill” determination of the St. Louis County Grand Jury under prosecutor Robert McCulloch that failed to indict Wilson.

Zaki Baruti, President of the Universal African People’s Organization and attorneys Alex Morley and Aaron O’Neal also served on the prosecutorial team.

Twelve Grand Jurors from the local community were sworn in, including black educators, a writer, a social worker, a consultant, a contractor and a painter.

Extensive testimony with cross examination by the jurors presented the historical context for the killing of Michael Brown revealing a long-standing pattern of police violence against black people in the St. Louis area.

For more on the Black People’s Grand Jury see http://uhurunews.com