A federal judge has scheduled an October 2016 trial for the wrongful death lawsuit brought against the city of Ferguson by Michael Brown Jr.’s parents after…
A Facebook post shared by a St. Louis officer is being investigated by the local police department. The officer appeared to be bragging about the…
August 9, 2015 marked the one-year shooting anniversary of Michael Brown. The senseless shooting spawned nationwide protests and greatly influenced the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Celebrities, activists and advocates for justice lobbied for change. Among those celebrities was Nelly. The St. Louis rapper is familiar with the police brutality in Ferguson. During an exclusive interview, in promotion […]
As a community grapples with the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown and yet another Black male shot by police in Ferguson, Missouri, a heavily armed White militia group arrived on the scene Monday, swiftly drawing criticism from police and protesters alike. Reuters reports that the group allegedly appeared in bulletproof vests and […]
Just a day after the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, the city of Ferguson was placed in a state of emergency, leaving many to realize not much…
Tyrone Harris, the 18-year-old that was shot by Ferguson police after allegedly firing at officers at the one-year anniversary of the protests in the city,…
The possibility of a fresh start worked the room, as dozens of job applicants waited to be interviewed. Their thoughts were private but their presence demonstrated a resilience no government statistic could quantify. Maybe they didn’t know Michael Brown personally, but they were all too familiar with the narrative and the way his death had […]
One year ago West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo. was the focal point of both peaceful protest and civil unrest following the August 9, 2014 shooting death of Michael Brown by officer Darren Wilson. Some businesses still show signs of an upheaval that left parts of the city smoldering in the wake of the Ferguson grand jury’s […]
A week before the year anniversary of Michael Brown's death, the New Yorker published a lengthy and controversial profile of Darren Wilson.
In the aftermath of national protests against police brutality and the shooting death of unarmed Black teen Michael Brown nearly a year ago in Ferguson, Missouri,…
After dropping a #BlackLivesMatter reference at the GRAMMY Awards, Prince is doubling down on his activism efforts in the wake of multiple unarmed black men dying during or shortly after encounters with police. Saturday, he took to Twitter and released the song “Baltimore,” in advance of his “Rally 4 Peace” concert in Baltimore, Maryland. “Does […]
The family of a Ferguson, Mo. teenager who was killed by a White cop in the summer of 2014 plans to announce a civil rights…
