Uh oh, this is NOT a good look. Leslie McSpadden, the mother of Michael Brown, the teenager who was killed by Ferguson, Mo officer Darren Wilson, could find herself in court. She has been accused of leading others to attack and steal money from a group selling “Justice for Mike Brown” merchandise. According to the […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton returned to St. Louis Friday to renew calls for the federal prosecution of a white police officer who shot and killed a black 18-year-old in the nearby suburb of Ferguson. A St. Louis County grand jury’s deliberations about whether to indict Ferguson officer Darren Wilson in Michael […]
Ferguson, Missouri’s police chief says he isn’t going anywhere. Chief Tom Jackson and the town’s mayor are denying a CNN report that the he will step down as early as next week as the town awaits a grand jury decision on whether it will charge police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael […]
A few family members of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old who was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. this summer, reportedly fought in a parking lot over using his likeness and image to sell merchandise. The Washington Post reports: Michael Brown’s mother, Lesley McSpadden, has asked that her son not be used for business sales or […]
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri police have been brushing up on constitutional rights and stocking up on riot gear to prepare for a grand jury’s decision about whether to charge a white police officer who fatally shot a black 18-year-old in suburban St. Louis. The preparations are aimed at avoiding a renewed outbreak of violence […]
Things got really racist, really fast outside of Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Monday as a group of St. Louis Cardinals fans clashed with Ferguson protesters calling for justice for 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was unarmed when he was shot and killed by Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, Aug. 9. DeadSpin posted a […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Several dozen people protesting the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown have interrupted a performance of the St. Louis Symphony in a peaceful demonstration. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that as the musicians were about to start performing a song Saturday night, the demonstrators began singing and unfurled from a balcony […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As protests mounted following the police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, so too did the public frustration directed at Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon — seemingly, no matter what action he took. Public records obtained by The Associated Press show that Nixon received thousands […]
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police and protesters clashed briefly in Ferguson just hours after the St. Louis suburb’s police chief issued an apology to the family of Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old who was fatally shot by a white police officer last month. Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson appeared outside the police department in civilian […]
More than a month after one of his officers shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown, Ferguson, Mo. Police Chief Thomas Jackson is apologizing to Brown’s family…in a video message. The video, running 2 minutes and 27 seconds, was released via The Devin James Group, the public relations firm hired to fix Ferguson’s image following […]
While the country waits on the Grand Jury’s decision on whether to arrest Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown, the citizens of Ferguson are outraged all over again. According to a video posted on YouTube, Brown’s memorial has been burned down. Social media has been set ablaze at the blatant disrespect. Supporters […]
More than a month after fatally shooting an unarmed Michael Brown, Darren Wilson got his day in court. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the Ferguson police officer testified on Wednesday before a grand jury convened to investigate the shooting. An unnamed source familiar with the investigation told the paper that Wilson was “cooperative” as he […]
