Ferguson Mayor Says Michael Brown to Get Permanent Plaque in City

The mayor of Ferguson, Missouri recently announced that a project is in the works to have a permanent memorial for Michael Brown established in the city.

18-year-old Brown was killed in an incident with a local Ferguson police officer on August 9, 2014. The circumstances surrounding Brown's death have been highly disputed, and Brown's passing sparked national protests calling on a reflection of local police and their relationship with the African American community.

Michael Brown Sr., father to the late 18-year-old, joined Ferguson Mayor James Knowles at the Ferguson Community Center this week to unveil the permanent gold plaque memorializing Brown that will replace the makeshift memorial of teddy bears and flowers that currently sits in the middle of a busy Ferguson street, where Brown was shot by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson.

Knowles said in a statement regarding the new memorial that the situation surrounding Brown's death "is not easy for all parties involved," adding that the "event will forever be a part of Ferguson's history -- but it is important that the community moves forward."

According to Time magazine, Michael Brown Sr. recently told reporters that "there's not a day that goes by that I don't think about my son."

"We're just really trying to move forward," Brown Sr. added.

The St. Louis Dispatch reports that the permanent plaque will be provided by the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis.

Brown's death set off the national protest slogan "Black Lives Matter," in which Americans took the streets in several U.S. cities to demand reflection on relationships between police and local communities.