Ebenezer Baptist Church had already planned a Ferguson-related race forum for Monday evening. But the injection of Attorney General Eric Holder, the head of the…
Benjamin Watson, a tight end with New Orleans Saints of the NFL has been praised for his poignant and introspective Facebook post following the St. Louis…
CHICAGO - The 100 Black Men of Chicago, Inc. expresses strong initial disappointment with the grand jury decision reached in Ferguson, Missouri in relation...
*First-hand details surrounding Michael Brown’s fatal encounter with Darren Wilson have surfaced from Wilson himself during testimony released Monday night. Court documents with Wilson’s testimony reveal the Ferguson, MO police officer told a grand jury that Brown looked like a “demon” during their confrontation as he compared the unarmed 6-foot-4-inch, 292-pound teen to “Hulk Hogan.” “And […]
*(Via The Detroit News) – President Barack Obama said Tuesday the anger and frustration of minority communities in dealing with law enforcement are no excuse for the violence and destruction of property that erupted in Missouri the night before. Obama spoke in Chicago a day after a grand jury declined to indict a white police […]
*(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,…