There’s a serious policing issue in this country and Mike Brown and Eric Garner are proof. A lot of black men don’t even know how…
The recent deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Tamir Rice will be the hot topic addressed by President Barack Obama today in an exclusive interview with BET Networks. BET News’ Jeff Johnson will chat with the commander-in-chief about the tragedies on “BET News Presents: A Conversation with President Barack Obama.” A portion of the […]
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Raucous demonstrations hit Berkeley’s streets for a second straight night as protesters angered by police killings in Missouri and New York clashed with officers, vandalized businesses and even fought with each other, officials said. Sunday’s protest began peacefully on the University of California, Berkeley, campus but eventually grew rowdy and spilled […]
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A white man who was the police chief in a small South Carolina town was charged with murder Wednesday in the shooting death of an unarmed black man nearly four years ago. Richard Combs worked in Eutawville — population 300 and one-third black — when Bernard Bailey came to Town Hall […]
Trust me. we are just as upset as a lot of folks that Darren Wilson will not be held accountable for what he did. But blabbering on Facebook and posting threatening messages about killing him is just plain stupid. So why has a man (Jaleel Tariq Abdul-Jabbaar), a convicted felon, by the way, who calls […]
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The stepfather of Michael Brown has apologized for angry comments he made after the grand jury decided not to indict the police officer who killed his stepson, but said his remarks had nothing to do with the arson and looting that ravaged Ferguson and the surrounding area. Louis Head said Wednesday […]
When five members of the St. Louis Rams stood in solidarity with Ferguson protestors at the 2014 pregame introduction the NAACP formally approved. The Rams Five gave the ‘hands up‘ gesture supporting the slain teen Michael Brown movement. In light of this action, Michelle Nealy of the NAACP has released the following statement: The NAACP […]
Warning: This video is an hour long, but well worth the watch. Four members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Hakeem Jeffries, Yvette Clarke, Sheila Jackson…
Charles Barkley is no stranger to saying things that cast him in an unfavorable light with a lot of black folks. Well, in the wake of what’s going on in Ferguson, he may find himself in deeper doo-doo with the community than ever before. Barkley went on Philadelphia’s 97.5 Fanatic radio (WPEN-FM) where he spoke […]
Ferguson protesters have taken to the streets to rally against the Darren Wilson grand jury decision and against police brutality in many different ways. Some have…
Protesters with the NAACP began their march for justice Saturday in Ferguson. Hundreds answered the historic civil rights organization’s call in its response to the…
Not too long ago, the town of Sanford, Florida was a hotbed of riotous activity. It became known the world over as the place where unarmed…
