The death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., on Aug. 9 changed the St. Louis region forever.

The death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., on Aug. 9 changed the St. Louis region forever.
The death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., on Aug. 9 changed the St. Louis region forever.
The death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., on Aug. 9 changed the St. Louis region forever.
Black will spend the 2025-26 academic year at Howest University of Applied Sciences in Bruges, Belgium, where she will teach, conduct creative writing workshops and continue to work on her novel.