Washington, D.C. hosted the most high-profile and traditional of Saturday’s protests against racial bias in the legal system. The march and rally was organized by National Action…
As thousands march in Washington DC, led by Reverend Al Sharpton, to ensure justice for all they’re sharing their experience with us and on social media using #Justice4All.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge has imposed some limits on what actions police can take during protests in Missouri, ruling that officers must give demonstrators a reasonable chance to disperse before deploying tear gas and other chemical agents. U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson late Thursday granted a temporary restraining order on behalf of […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Recent protests against the police killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown have created a conundrum for the nation’s black fraternities and sororities: to remain relevant in the black community they need to be involved, but protect their reputations if demonstrations go awry. The competing pressures were exemplified last weekend when […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Recent protests against the police killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown have created a conundrum for the nation’s black fraternities and…
Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons returned to “The O’Reilly Factor” last night to debate the Fox host on racial divisions in America revealed in a recent CBS News poll in the wake of protests over the deaths of Eric Garner in New York, N.Y. and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. The poll found just 12% […]
Rev. Al Sharpton and the families of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Mike Brown, Akai Gurley and Tamir Rice are uniting to take a stand against police violence. Join them Saturday, December 13 at the National March Against Police Violence in Washington D.C. to demand Congress to lead the call to action for justice. All participants are asked to gather […]
BOSTON (AP) — Minority students at three prestigious law schools say they want to delay final exams because they’ve been busy protesting grand jury decisions in the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of white police officers in New York City and Ferguson, Missouri, and haven’t had time to study. Student groups at […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal autopsy in the Ferguson police shooting reached similar conclusions to those performed by local officials and a private examiner hired by 18-year- old Michael Brown’s family, documents released Monday evening show. The Armed Forces Medical Examiner System’s autopsy on Brown, conducted at the request of the Department of Justice, […]
