The article focuses on the police shooting incident in Ferguson, Missouri wherein a 13 year old boy Michael Brown was shot dead by a police officer as of August 9, 2014 with reference to the photographs taken by "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" newspaper. Topics discussed include risks faced by ...
Meanwhile, a federal judge on Friday issued court orders that prevent Missouri police from stopping media and others from recording officers. The court order follows a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union that said police tried to stop journalists from recording in Ferguson, ...
FERGUSON, Missouri – Hundreds of people gathered Sunday morning at the memorial of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen who was shot dead in the middle of the street by a white police officer exactly one year ago. Teddy bears and … Continue reading → Posted in Civil Rights, Corruption, ...
LeBron James said the decision not to indict Darren Wilson, the officer responsible for the shooting death of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, "hit home for me" and also spoke out about the violent aftermath that occurred in the wake of the announcement
Ferguson Rises: Directed by Mobolaji Olambiwonnu. With Jeffrey Amado Ahrens, Rasheen Aldridge, Dominique Alexander, Ank Ankenbrand. Ferguson Rises is the inspiring story of the residents of Ferguson, Missouri, a small town that suffered a powerful loss a
Early Monday morning, Brown's request appeared to be honored. At the Ferguson Police Department, where a small but steady group of protesters have stood vigil for two weeks, a handmade sign announced a "break for funeral." The West Florissant Avenue commercial corridor was also devoid of prot...
Ferguson, Missouri: State of Emergency Crowds shut down traffic and demand justice in advance of the grand jury decision on the case of Michael Brown's death. --Newly surfaced surveillance videos and dispatch calls from the day a Ferguson, Mo., police officer shot an unarmed 18-year-old ...
Yesterday, Councilmember Ella Jones was sworn in as Mayor of Ferguson, Missouri. Mayors get sworn in all the time so why is this one of particular significance? Jones is the first black and first woman mayor ever elected to lead the city that reached the national spotlight for racial unrest...
On August 9, 2014, the town of Ferguson, Missouri was thrust into the international spotlight whenÂOfficer Darren Wilson shot and killed Michael Brown, an 18-yr old unarmed young black man. That event set in motion months of protests, peaking when it was announced last Monday night th...
Another day of anxious waiting in Ferguson, Missouri, today where the grand jury in the Michael Brown shooting case is scheduled to reconvene tomorrow. Despite the intervention of President Obama himself, the people of the US city of Ferguson were justifiably angered last week when the Grand Jur...