“Hands up, don’t shoot” has become a protest mantra after the untimely death of unarmed teen Michael Brown at the hands of Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown has become an unintentional martyr, his death becoming a symbol of police brutality and criminal profiling, both sitting on the unfair foundation of racism. Supporters in […]
The search is on for one man linked to an altercation where a cop from Ferguson, Missouri, got shot! The people of Ferguson are firing back after a turbulent summer of civic discord following the death of Michael Brown. CNN reports that one cop was shot in the arm while chasing a man he came […]
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson may have released a video apologizing to “peaceful” protesters and the Brown Family about how Mike Brown’s case was handled, but that didn’t satisfy protesters. Demonstrators marched outside of police headquarters in St. Louis on Thursday night, calling for Jackson to step down from his position as police chief. The […]
[protected-iframe id=”235a1fe1da49bdd9244fe845437c6eb5-32316310-45106734″ info=”http://www.cnn.com/video/api/embed.html#/video/bestoftv/2014/09/25/exp-ferguson-police-chief-speaks-to-cnn.cnn” width=”416″ height=”234″ frameborder=”0″] Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson has apologized for the death of Michael Brown, but what took him so long to do it? The college-bound teen was gunned down in the street in early August. It wasn’t until today, nearly seven weeks later, that law enforcement said it was sorry for […]
There were 25 rounds fired at a 42-year-old Black man who was said to be carrying a .22-caliber rifle in Jennings, Missouri. St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar claims the man attempted to fire the rifle at officers who were chasing him after the man struck a police car with his vehicle. Belmar says […]
Things got out of hand at a Ferguson City Council meeting yesterday, when frustrated citizens erupted in anger. Tuesday night was the first time that the council, a mostly White panel, have met since Michael Brown was gunned down by a White officer. Anyone that’s been following the story knows that racial tensions have boiled […]
“Just because Beyoncé is on your playlist and you voted for Obama, doesn’t mean that our generation has seen the end of racist drama.” Yes to the educated and funny kids who took part in this amazing campaign from fckh8.com! Six black kids from Ferguson, Missouri teamed up to bluntly and sarcastically educate White America […]
Shortly after the untimely shooting of unarmed teen, Michael Brown, slanderous reports started to gather in the media, painting the deceased teen in an unsavory light. And when a video was released by Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson of a man who was alleged to be Brown pushing the clerk in a convenience store after an alleged […]
Finally, the Justice Department has announced that there will be an investigation into the conduct of the Ferguson police force. The Washington Post is reporting that the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, specifically Attorney General Eric Holder, will conduct the investigation, which will focus on police practices in Ferguson, but could also include other police […]
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has inspired many more challenges for different causes, with similar results–raising awareness and involving the community. The latest challenge is the “Pull Your Damn Pants Up Challenge” that is said to be “basically pointing to help the Black men, which encourages avoiding racial profiling by improving their appearance.” MUST READ: […]
The United Nations is calling on the United States to stop the inequitable use of excessive force on African-American people. It’s been an eye-opening summer as the U.S. law enforcement system has come under fire for the deaths of several innocent black men across the country. Eric Garner’s passing earlier this summer got people upset, […]
Two Chicago teens were shot by police in two separate cases after officers say the teens pointed their guns at them and refused to put them down. In the first case, according to reports, gang enforcement officers responded to a complaint of armed men on a west side block in Chicago. Officers report that when they arrived to the […]
