*(Via Newsy) – Protests in Ferguson, Missouri this week presented Russia with the perfect opportunity to critique the U.S. and its local law enforcement. “Police have used tear gas on a crowd of rioters who were throwing rocks.” Russian news outlets have been following the story out of Ferguson just as closely as U.S. outlets. (Video via RT) Several writers […]
Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson says he did nothing wrong when he discharged his firearm multiple times into the body of unarmed black teen Michael Brown. Moreover,…
*Is the recently convened Ferguson Commission merely an attempt to placate the Brown family and lull the black community into a false sense of “we’re working to fix the problems?” Will the Commission’s policy recommendations translate into meaningful change on the Ferguson Police Department? I’m not so sure. As a retired twenty year veteran sergeant […]
*On March 22, 1991, a visibly shaken and angered President George H.W. Bush said he was sickened and outraged” by what he saw on television. That was the beating of black motorist Rodney King by a swarm of LAPD cops. A year later following the acquittal of four LAPD cops by a Simi Valley jury […]
*(Baltimore, MD) — In response to the grand jury’s decision not to indict Darren Wilson for the killing of 18 year old Michael Brown Jr., the NAACP, including members of the Youth and College division and senior and youth organizations, will be embarking a 120 mile march, 7 – day march entitled, “Journey for Justice: […]
*In the wake of a decision by a grand jury in Ferguson, MO to not indict white police officer Darren Wilson for shooting death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, President Obama President on Monday urged calm across the nation. In brief remarks at the White House, the president acknowledged that anger is “an understandable […]
*(Via Huffington Post) – A grand jury has decided not to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson for killing 18-year-old Michael Brown, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch announced Monday. McCulloch said members of the jury met for 25 days and heard over 70 hours of testimony from over 60 witnesses before reaching their […]
*As the world waits to see if Darren Wilson will be indicted by a grand jury for the killing of Michael Brown, the unarmed teen’s mother is urging protestors to remain peaceful. Speaking to a gathering along Canfield Drive, just feet from where her son was killed, Lesley McSpadden encouraged peace as she told the […]
*(Via Yahoo News) – Nearly a week after Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency ahead of a decision in the contentious Ferguson police shooting, reports surfaced Saturday that an announcement may not be imminent. Local media, quoting unidentified sources, reported that the panel won’t rule before the end of the weekend. According […]
Ferguson Police Department officer Darren Wilson will not be a police officer anymore in the city, regardless of whether he is charged with the killing…
