Celebs and others are reacting to the the Ferguson grand jury announcement and the news that Officer Darren Wilson will not be indicted in the murder of 18-year-old teenager Michael Brown. Brown was shot by Wilson after a confrontation. Witnesses say an injured Brown was surrendering with his hands up when Wilson continued to shoot […]

Black residents in Ferguson, Missouri are hoping for justice in the Michael Brown case but they are also bracing for the worst possible scenario: That a grand jury in St. Louis clears Police Officer Darren Wilson of shooting the unarmed teenager to death on August 9. A flurry of private meetings are taking place in […]

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Officers arrested 17 protesters and used pepper spray to subdue some of them Sunday in a St. Louis neighborhood not far from the suburb where violence erupted this summer after the shooting of a black man by a white policeman. The arrests were the only incident in the ‘Ferguson October’ initiative, […]

A few days ago, there were reports that two construction workers near the scene of the Mike Brown shooting witnessed Brown being shot by Officer Darren Wilson. The white workers, who declined to be identified, said they saw Brown put his hands up before being gunned down. Now, there is video that supports their testimony. […]

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s government said Wednesday that the police shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, is evidence that…

Legal analyst Warren Ballentine talks with Russ Parr about the missteps that have been taken by Ferguson police in regards to the shooing of Michael Brown. Click on the audio player to hear more. Keep Up With The Russ Parr Morning Show … LIKE Him On Facebook!

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The father of a black 18-year-old shot to death by a white police officer in Ferguson pleaded Sunday for a “day of silence” as he lays his son to rest Monday. “Tomorrow all I want is peace,” Michael Brown Sr. told hundreds of people in St. Louis’ largest city park during […]

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ERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Michael Brown Jr. was on the verge of starting college, eager to launch himself into the adult world. Instead, on Monday he’ll be mourned at his funeral, more than two weeks after his fatal shooting by a white police officer— an act that ignited days of violent protests and reawakened racial […]

T.I. is one of the few rappers along with Nelly, Talib Kweli, Young Jeezy and J. Cole who have been vocal supporters of Justice for Mike Brown. In a song inspired by the tragedy, T.I. and vocalist Skylar Grey collaborate on a haunting song that details the pain of racial profiling and police brutality. In […]

Rev. Al Sharpton says we’re missing one key thing in the Michael Brown story: justice. The Ferguson police chief has revealed the name of Mike…

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NEW YORK (AP) — An unarmed black teenager killed by a white officer in Missouri was shot at least six times, including twice in the head, a preliminary private autopsy has found. The New York Times reported  that the autopsy by Dr. Michael Baden, a former New York City chief medical examiner, found that one […]

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EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama is getting off the island. In a rare move for him, the president took a break in the middle of his Martha’s Vineyard vacation to return to Washington on Sunday night for meetings with Vice President Joe Biden and other advisers on the U.S. military campaign in Iraq […]