article_snippet.sent: This just over one month after Justice Department released a report on the shocking culture of racism and abuse in the city.
article_snippet.sent: The election came just over a month after a Justice Department report detailed a culture of racism and abuse among city officials, employees and police .
article_snippet.sent: The shooting sparked sometimes violent protests in the St. Louis area, and spawned a national Black Lives Matter movement to press for change in how police deal with local minorities.
article_snippet.sent: But the U.S. Justice Department released a scathing report blasting the city for racial bias and profiling in the police department and a profit-driven municipal court system.
article_snippet.sent: The municipal court clerk was fired for racist emails.
article_snippet.sent: The scrutiny in the wake of The shooting also found that the city had a mostly white police force and city leadership - the mayor also is white.
highlights_snippet.sent: This just over a month after a Justice Department report detailed a culture of racism and abuse among city officials, employees and police .
  