Ferguson

President Barack Obama on Monday defended his response to protests against police injustice and framed the relationship between law enforcement and communities of color...

Urbanite parents are giving their children an education they will never receive in the classroom. Many have hauled their charges out to take part in…

*Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown Sr., the parents of Michael Brown, Jr., the unarmed teen who was fatally shot by officer Darren Wilson may be making fewer public appearances today, but they are still fighting to change the laws that allow rogue officers like Wilson to go scott-free after committing the crime of murder. McSpadden […]

*As we reported earlier, former NBA player and now broadcaster Charles Barkley has basically come out against the prevailing sentiment in the black community regarding the Ferguson grand jury’s decision to not indict former police office Darren Wilson for the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. Barkley went on Philadelphia’s 97.5 Fanatic radio […]

*The emotion of Michael Brown’s stepfather may have put him in the sights of the authorities. CNN reports that Ferguson police are considering whether or not to charge Louis Head for inciting a riot after the grand jury’s decision to not indict police officer Darren Wilson for killing Brown by yelling “Burn this b*tch down.” […]

AP December 1, 2014, 9:40 PM Holder  Says New policy will "help end racial profiling" U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder gestures as he speaks to members of the...

, I preached at the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis, Missouri. This was the same church where I delivered the eulogy...

*More changes are in store for law enforcement as the White House announces an increase in body camera use and an overhaul involving military equipment. A news release from the White House outlines several reforms that have been proposed. “Recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and around the country have highlighted the importance of strong, collaborative […]

*The above title is misleading because the criminal justice system of Ferguson, Missouri raised the ante. Instead of finding Officer Darren Wilson not guilty of any crime associated with killing Michael Brown – a result that most African-Americans would have expected, a grand jury decided that Brown’s death didn’t even warrant a trial. The incident […]

In July 1967 President Lyndon B. Johnson formed the 11-member National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, better known as the Kerner Commission, to explain...