NAACP President Derrick Johnson and Missouri State Conference President Nimrod Chapel Jr. have called on Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson to halt the execution of Marcellus Williams, a Black man on death row who has consistently maintained his innocence, due to the lack of physical evidence linking him to the crime scene and racial bias during the original trial.
Author Archives: Stacy M. Brown
Stacy M. Brown is a senior writer for The Washington Informer and the senior national correspondent for the Black Press of America. Stacy has more than 25 years of journalism experience and has authored two major biographies, including "Blind Faith: The Miraculous Journey of Lula Hardaway, Stevie Wonder's Mother."