Ferguson sparks rebellion across the US to resist growing poverty, white supremacy, and militarised
![Since 1997, the Department of Defense has given $5.1bn in equipment to state and local police departments, write Katz-Fishman and Scott [AP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014124155413389734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Walda Katz-Fishman is a professor of sociology at Howard University and a member of the National Planning Committee of the United States Social Forum.
Ferguson sparks rebellion across the US to resist growing poverty, white supremacy, and militarised
![Since 1997, the Department of Defense has given $5.1bn in equipment to state and local police departments, write Katz-Fishman and Scott [AP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014124155413389734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)