A day after a Justice Department investigation found fault in Ferguson, Mo. officers for their racially biased policing, officials are confirming that the officer who shot an unarmed Michael Brown Jr. last August will not face civil rights charges. The DOJ found that Darren Wilson, the former Ferguson police officer whose shooting of the black teenager sparked […]
Here’s a little positivity. This spring, Dartmouth College will offer a new and necessary #BlackLivesMatter course that will focus on race, violence, disenfranchisement, and inequality in African-American history. According to The Dartmouth, the school’s student newspaper, about 15 of the university’s professors will teach separate sections of the class, “10 Weeks, 10 Professors: #BlackLivesMatter,” from different academic […]
So this happened. Fox News host Bill O’Reilly took some time to tell oppressed people how to be oppressed Thursday night while responding to reports that the U.S. Department of Justice will not recommend civil rights charges be filed against the Ferguson police officer who killed an unarmed Michael Brown Jr. last year. Scolding protesters […]
It looks like Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Mo. police officer who fatally shot unarmed teenager Michael Brown last year, will not be indicted on federal civil rights charges for the shooting. The New York Times reports that the Justice Department is taking steps to close the investigation and clear Wilson of any wrongdoing. Federal prosecutors have […]
After Officer Darren Wilson was not indicted for shooting down unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, St. Louis back in August, the country was outraged, especially the hip-hop community. Many artists spoke out on the continued injustices occurring in the country, with Mike Brown’s death being at the center of majority of the protests, and Fabolous […]
A member of the grand jury that elected not to indict Ferguson, Mo. Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown Jr. is suing the St. Louis County prosecutor to lift the ban on speaking about the case. The juror, known as “Grand Juror Doe,” also stated in the lawsuit that prosecutor Robert McCulloch “mischaracterized” […]
Despite how many feel about the Ferguson Police Department after all that’s happened, at least they are finally stepping up and recognizing their officers’ bad habits. A policeman from the department recently came under fire after he made comments about the memorial for 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was shot and killed by Officer Darren Wilson […]
So this happened. The Elks Lodge in Glendale, CA is under fire after a video surfaced of a man singing a song about the death of Michael Brown. TMZ has obtained footage of former Private Investigator Gary Fishell singing his own version of “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.” Fishell is heard singing lyrics like, “And he’s dead, […]
For the first time since Darren Wilson‘s non-indictment, Ferguson DA Bob McCulloch speaks on the legal process that led to the nation’s uproar last month. In a phone interview with local radio station KTRS, McCulloch claims that he let the witnesses testify before the grand jury although he was aware that they were not telling the truth. When asked […]
Worldwide protests over the acquittal of Ferguson cop Darren Wilson for the Aug. 9 killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown have pleased rapper B.o.B. “In my entire life, I’ve never seen the whole world unite on an incident, topic or concept — ever,” B.o.B said, before noting that he’s only 26. The Atlanta artist was performing […]
Ferguson, the Missouri suburb that will forever be stained with the blood of an unarmed black teenager who was gunned down by a white police officer on a blistering hot August day, was freezing. The crowds that lined the streets in late summer were gone. The stores — businesses divided on whether to trust a community […]
