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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hundreds of people lined up in sweltering heat Monday to say goodbye to Michael Brown, the 18-year-old shot and killed earlier this month in a confrontation with a police officer that fueled almost two weeks of street protests. More than an hour before Brown’s funeral was to begin, a steady stream […]
Friends, family and a host of celebrities will gather in St. Louis at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church to remember Michael Brown, the unarmed teen who was shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9, 2014. Watch a live stream of the funeral here starting at 10 am or watch below. CLICK […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The father of a black 18-year-old shot to death by a white police officer in Ferguson pleaded Sunday for a “day of silence” as he lays his son to rest Monday. “Tomorrow all I want is peace,” Michael Brown Sr. told hundreds of people in St. Louis’ largest city park during […]
ERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Michael Brown Jr. was on the verge of starting college, eager to launch himself into the adult world. Instead, on Monday he’ll be mourned at his funeral, more than two weeks after his fatal shooting by a white police officer— an act that ignited days of violent protests and reawakened racial […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of people expressing grief, anger and hope for a better future have taken to New York City streets to protest the chokehold death of an unarmed black man by a white police officer. The noontime rally and march Saturday in Staten Island is being led by the Rev. Al Sharpton […]
St. Louis police officer Dan Page, who earlier this week pushed CNN host Don Lemon during a live broadcast in Ferguson, has been suspended from…
Artist and historian Demont Pinder joined Roland Martin Friday on “NewsOne Now” to unveil his tribute to the slain 18-year-old Ferguson teen, Michael Brown. The painting…
Ferguson police have been using a wide range of so-called “less-lethal” weapons to disperse protesters since the police shooting of Michael Brown. According the TheVerge.com,…
It is a known fact that many individuals in the African-American community do not trust law enforcement officials and it is becoming more apparent, as…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Conditions calmed this week in Ferguson after nights of sometimes violent unrest stemming from the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old by a white police officer. But a delicate and crucial question lingers: What happens if the grand jury now considering the case doesn’t return a charge against the officer? The […]
St. Louis police officer and president of the Ethical Society of Police, Darren Wilson, spoke with Roland Martin Thursday on “NewsOne Now” about how African American…
Antonio Smith, 9, was fatally shot in Chicago’s Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood and his heartbroken family is searching for answers, reports ABC7Chicago.com. “My baby, he…
