Thirteen organizations — which include the ACLU, NAACP, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National Action Network, and Rainbow Push Coalition — sent…
So many mistakes have been made in the name of “keeping the peace.” Such is the case for the school board in Compton, Calif., who…
The funeral for 18-year-old Michael Brown is scheduled for Monday at a church in St. Louis. The Austin A. Layne Mortuary, which is handling arrangements, says the funeral is set for 10 a.m. Monday at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church. Brown’s uncle, the Rev. Charles Ewing, will deliver the eulogy, and the Rev. Al Sharpton […]
Thirteen organizations — which include the ACLU, NAACP, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National Action Network, and Rainbow Push Coalition — sent…
St. Louis police officer Darren Wilson is being confused with the officer that fatally shot Michael Brown on August 9th. Both officers share the same…
With flash points like Israel/Gaza conflict and Ferguson, Missouri, it should come as no surprised that Minister Louis Farrakhan is letting it be known what’s on his mind. To put it bluntly, he’s not happy with what he sees. In particular, Minister Farrakhan addressed the killing of unarmed Michael Brown by Ferguson police in the […]
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police and protesters in Ferguson were finally able to share the streets again at night, putting aside for at least a few hours some of the hostility that had filled those hours with tear gas and smoke. The St. Louis suburb still had plenty of lively protest Tuesday over the fatal […]
Reports are coming in that yet another man was shot and killed by police in St. Louis, Missouri Tuesday afternoon. The event happened just days after 18-year-old…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Ferguson’s leaders urged residents Tuesday to stay home after dark to “allow peace to settle in” and pledged several actions to reconnect with the predominantly black community in the St. Louis suburb where the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown has sparked nightly clashes between protesters and police. According to a […]
Attorneys Malik Zulu Shabazz, Midwin Charles, Glenn Ivey, Bob Waldek and Jimmy Bell joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” Monday to discuss the legal aspects of the…
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 […]
Sybrina Fulton, mother of slain teen Trayvon Martin, who at 17-years-old was profiled, stalked and shot to death by George Zimmerman in Stanford, Fla. on…
