With the national spotlight on Ferguson, residents renewed their calls for improvements, but none of those cries have wrought substantial change in the 10 years since, they say. Few people understand this urgency, and frustration, more than Michael Brown Sr. Michael Brown Sr., father of Michael Brown Jr., says the death of his son forced him to "grow up." Michael B. Thomas for NBC NewsAlmost everywhere in Ferguson are reminders of his 18-year-old child — on billboards, in businesses, on T-shirts. Michael B. Thomas for NBC NewsBut most of those who spoke to NBC News said progress in Ferguson has been frustratingly slow.

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Persons: Brown, Darren Wilson, Wilson, Wesley Bell, Michael Brown Sr, ”, Michael Brown Jr, “, Michael B, Thomas, Ferguson, Michael, that’s, Mike Brown, Justin Idleburg Organizations: U.S . Department of Justice, NBC, National Urban League, Urban League Community Development Center, NBC News, Boys, Girls Club Locations: Louis County, Ferguson, There’s, Coldwater, West