NBC Legal Analyst Lisa Bloom and State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal appeared on MSNBC on Lawrence O’Donnell’s show last night to offer their reactions on the grand jury’s decision not to indict Darren Wilson and they both effectively dispelled any residual and silly thoughts that we don’t deal with systematic racism within our government. Basically, they […]
Just when you want to give CNN news anchor Don Lemon a little respect, he goes and sticks his foot in his mouth. Like deep in there. Last night, Lemon (who’s known for making questionable comments) reported from the streets of Ferguson where people were staging protests after the grand jury’s decision not to bring charges […]
The grand jury chose not to indict Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who shot and killed unarmed teen Michael Brown. He’s not facing charges and gets to go on about his life. However, as expected, but certainly urged against by Brown’s parents Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown Sr., many of the people in the […]
See how people all over the country reacted to the decision from the Ferguson grand jury.
President Obama issued a matter-of-fact (read: awful) speech after news broke that Darren Wilson would not face charges for the murder of Michael Brown. Progress seemed to be the focus of Obama’s somber speech as he attempted to ease the pain of a nation of Brown supporters who wanted nothing more than to see […]
Our hearts feel heavy as the final decision to not charge officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown sinks in. St. Louis Country prosecutor Robert McCulloch made the devastating announcement moments ago and although we are incredibly saddened we are not surprised as Black life doesn’t seem to matter as […]
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for: the grand jury has finally come to a decision on whether or not to indict Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer responsible for shooting unarmed teen Michael Brown and it’s the worst news ever: He won’t be indicted, which means that he will not face charges for murdering […]
12-year-old Tamir Rice was in possession of a toy gun (an “airsoft” replica toy gun, which shoots pellets in a similar way that a BB gun does) at Cudell Recreation Center when Cleveland police shot and killed him after responding to a 911 call. The police were called to the playground after receiving a complaint […]
Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who is responsible for shooting unarmed teen Michael Brown, is in final negotiations with city officials to resign. CNN is reporting that Wilson wants to make it clear that he’s not admitting fault in Brown’s death and that he’s not done anything wrong, but he thinks his resignation would […]
One young girl believes she can calm tensions in Ferguson through the power of music, and she’s willing to test out that theory. Protests, marches and riots in the streets haven’t done much to ease things in the St. Louis suburb following Michael Brown’s shooting death. Maybe music might do the trick? At just 7-years-old, […]
This powerful video above shows Ferguson residents and business owners preparing for the Darren Wilson decision. Over the weekend in St. Louis, Missouri, a couple hundred demonstrators gathered in the streets in protest. These passionate protestors decided on a different approach and laid down in the street outside a downtown theater, pretending to have been […]
The Ferguson Police Department has already determined its next steps as the world waits for a verdict from the grand jury in Darren Wilson’s case. Tensions in Ferguson are on a rolling boil as Michael Brown’s supporters get ready to protest should the grand jury decide to clear Darren of charges related to the unarmed […]
