After a grand jury decided not to indict former Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson in the death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, many hoped…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Ferguson’s first municipal election since a fatal police shooting sparked months of protests and exposed the city’s deep racial divide drew relatively little interest from prospective candidates as Tuesday’s filing deadline passed. Three of the St. Louis suburb’s six City Council seats are up for election on April 7 and none […]
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Leading black members of Congress took to a church pulpit in Ferguson, Missouri, on Sunday to trace a direct link from Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy to the fight for criminal justice reform after recent fatal police shootings across the U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay Jr. spoke to parishioners at Wellspring […]
By any measure, 2014 was a tumultuous year both locally and globally. War, famine, terrorism, and murder characterized the year as the world seemed to become crazier than ever. While of course the most extreme of human behavior is what leads the newspapers, magazines, blogs and TV newscasts, it was hard to find the positives […]
Every day, a new story of the the police and their differing treatment of Black and white people. Case in point: The NYPD is searching for six protesters in involved in a violent fight with police on the Brooklyn Bridge. In one of the videos from what was otherwise a peaceful protest, a cop is […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a plan Tuesday to equip 7,000 Los Angeles police officers with on-body cameras by next summer, making LA’s police department the nation’s largest law enforcement agency to move forward with such an ambitious expansion of the technology. The plan was unveiled at a news conference where Garcetti […]
Some new news has emerged out of Ferguson. According to information obtained by Gawker via The Smoking Gun, one of the key witnesses in the Darren Wilson grand jury testimony is a diagnosed bipolar woman who is an avowed racist. No, we’re not making this up. “Witness 40,” now identified as Sandra McElroy, diagnosed bipolar at […]
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — His eyes filling with tears, Browns wide receiver Andrew Hawkins spoke passionately about a decision he knew would bring backlash and possibly harm his reputation. For Hawkins, there was no choice. A day after he wore a T-shirt protesting two shootings in Ohio involving police and victims carrying fake guns, Hawkins […]
Oprah Winfrey has made public her feelings on the recent wave of protests following the Michael Brown and Eric Garner police shootings. At the New York premiere of Selma starring David Oyewolo (The Butler) and directed by Ava DuVernay which Winfrey makes a cameo in and producers, Winfrey talked about the timing of the movie […]
Rapper Jay-Z is urging New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to reshape New York state’s current justice system in the wake of nationwide protests of unarmed…
NEW YORK (AP) — Magic Johnson praised recent activism by professional athletes on Tuesday and called for more conversation among government, law enforcement and black leaders. The basketball Hall of Famer made his remarks a day after Cleveland star LeBron James and other players wore “I Can’t Breathe” shirts before the Cavaliers’ 110-88 victory at […]
In a TEDx Talk, CNN correspondent and anchor Don Lemon talks about covering the events in Ferguson, Missouri, which he says more than anything else, is about a community that wants to be heard and respected. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
