J. Cole has responded to the shooting death of Michael Brown with a new song titled “Be Free.” Over somber piano notes, the rapper wails the refrain, “All we wanna do is take the chains off…all we wanna do is be free.” His tear-stained delivery moves from spoken word to singing. The lyrics plead for […]
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A suburban St. Louis police chief on Friday identified the officer whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager ignited days of heated protests, and released documents alleging the teen was killed after a robbery in which he was suspected of stealing a $48.99 box of cigars. Ferguson Police Chief Thomas […]
After close to a week of refusing to release the name of the police officer who killed unarmed, 18-year-old Michael Brown, the Ferguson Police Department…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police in Ferguson have revealed the name of the six-year veteran accused of fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager in the St. Louis suburb. Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson said Friday the officer’s name is Darren Wilson. Jackson said earlier this week he wasn’t naming the officer due to death threats. […]
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Highway Patrol seized control of a St. Louis suburb Thursday, stripping local police of their law-enforcement authority after four days of clashes between officers in riot gear and furious crowds protesting the death of an unarmed black teen shot by an officer. The intervention, ordered by Missouri Gov. Jay […]
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama is being briefed on the situation in a St. Louis suburb where police used tear gas and smoke bombs to repel protesters. The protests in Ferguson, Missouri, have been sparked by the death of an unarmed teenager who was shot by a police officer. […]
Listen to Florrisant County dispatch above. Initial reports of Mike Brown’s shooting, comes on in the audio about 11:26. Who is behind the shadowy Internet hacker collective Anonymous? We have no idea. All we know if that they are a loose collective of cyber hackers who sometimes step into volatile situations where hacking might make a […]
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Protests in the St. Louis suburb rocked by racial unrest since a white police officer shot an unarmed black teenager to death turned violent Wednesday night, with some people lobbing Molotov cocktails and other objects at police who responded with smoke bombs and tear gas to disperse the crowd. Ferguson Police […]
Radio personality Shorty Da Prince talks to Russ Parr about the situation in around Ferguson, who exactly is responsible for the riots and the history of the relationship between police and the African American community in the area. Click on the audio player to hear all of that, plus some astounding statistics about arrests and stops in […]
This afternoon, President Barack Obama issued a statement on the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was fatally shot on Saturday by a police officer…
