ST. LOUIS (AP) — A prosecutor says he’ll immediately release transcripts and audio recordings of a grand jury investigation into the death of Michael Brown if the panel doesn’t indict the suburban St. Louis police officer who shot him. Spokesman Ed Magee on Wednesday said St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch has ordered that the […]
A little over a year ago the debate was fierce over whether Florida state prosecutor Angela “tough on Crime” Corey assigned to prosecute George Zimmerman for killing Trayvon Martin would dump the case. There was good reason for the debate. Zimmerman was not a police officer. But he was seen as the next best or […]
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Elected leaders in the St. Louis suburb where an unarmed black 18-year-old was fatally shot by a white police officer hoped to use their first public meeting since Michael Brown’s death as a chance to promote community healing. Instead, they were greeted Tuesday night with anger, outrage and warnings of voter […]
Since the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson, various versions of what went down have been told by a string of witnesses who knew Brown, lived at or near where the shooting happened or were visiting friends or relatives there. Adding to the accounts are two new men from a […]
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — The 18-year-old fatally shot by a suburban St. Louis police officer didn’t face any juvenile charges at the time of his death and never was convicted of a serious felony such as murder, robbery or burglary, a juvenile court system lawyer said Wednesday. Those details emerged at a hearing in which […]
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) Lingering questions about Michael Brown could be answered Wednesday when a judge considers two media requests to release any possible juvenile records of the unarmed 18-year-old who was killed by a Missouri police officer last month. Juvenile records are confidential in Missouri, so it’s not known if Brown was arrested before he […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — They were killed in Wisconsin, New York and California. Some were shot on the street. One was killed in a Wal-Mart. Another died after being placed in a chokehold. All died at the hands of police and all have been united by one thing: the killing of Michael Brown. Details may […]
08/28/14- Lesley McSpadden is the mother of 18-year-old Michael brown who was laid to rest on Monday. No parent should ever have to bury their child. Tom Joyner is donating $1000 to the Michael brown fund via the fifth third bank – www.53.com Click the link above to hear!
Ferguson Lives…Young Blacks Continue To Die Where Do We Go From Here? What: Hot 104.1 FM and Old School 95.5 FM, stations of Radio One, Inc. will convene a Town Hall Meeting to discuss not only the unrest in Ferguson, but address the impeding violence, socio-economic and law enforcement issues facing African-Americans. The meeting will broadcast live […]
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 […]
A re-enactment of the Aug. 9th fatal shooting of Michael Brown by sixth grade students in Dallas County, Alabama has resulted in the suspension of the students’ teacher. Despite initial reports of the teacher being placed on paid administrative leave, Dallas County School System Superintendent Don Willingham stated that the unnamed Brantley Elementary School teacher […]
A police officer in Ferguson, MO has been “suspended indefinitely” after he threatened peaceful protestors by pointing his gun at them. A statement released by the St. Ann, MO Police Department, details circumstances surrounding the suspension of the officer, who Police Chief Aaron Jimenez confirmed was Lieutenant Ray Albers, the Huffington Post reports. (Scroll down […]
