Hands Up Don't Shoot

It’s hard out here for a mayor. Just ask NYC’s Bill de Blasio and now the ATL’s Kasim Reed. Reed, like de Blasio, finds himself in hot water with his police force. They are objecting to a photo the mayor took. So what about the pic is upsetting the folks in blue? Well, in the […]

Amidst all of the protests over the deaths of Eric Garner in New York and Michael Brown in Ferguson that have been happening across the country, Hollywood joined in…

Amidst all of the protests over the deaths of Eric Garner in New York and Michael Brown in Ferguson that have been happening across the country, Hollywood joined in…

Co-founder of Hands Up United, tapper / activist Tef Poe joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss the “Hands Up Don’t Shoot” Movement. Critics of…

18-year-old unarmed (he was carrying a sandwich) Vonterrit Myers Jr. was shot dead on Wednesday by an off-duty cop in St. Louis, adding fuel to…

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 […]

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 […]

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The “Hands up, don’t shoot” protest has made its way to the NFL. The Washington Washington Football Team secondary emerged from the stadium tunnel during pregame introductions Monday night with hands raised and palms forward. It was a show of solidarity with the people in Ferguson, Missouri, who are protesting the […]