When the city of Ferguson exploded into protest over the brutal killing of unarmed teen Michael Brown, it hit close to home. As a native of St. Louis, I returned this year to spend time as a Visiting Scholar at Washington University—after roughly a 20-year hiatus. During my childhood years, my uncle briefly lived in […]
He’s back from vacation and sparing no conservative pundits. Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show last night and spent most of his time giving a comedic but sadly true scolding to Fox News regarding their coverage of the police brutality the world has witnessed come out of Ferguson Mo., in the past two weeks. Focusing on the racial […]
In what U.S. officials are deeming an attempt to turn the tables, North Korea is speaking out about the police brutality in Ferguson, calling the U.S. “a graveyard of human rights.” The comments were made by a Foreign Ministry spokesman on Tuesday. The U.S. has long criticized North Korea, calling it one of the world’s worst […]
Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown Sr. are seeking solace in the face of difficult pain...
On Monday, CNN aired newly emerged audio that allegedly captured the moment 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson Mo. police officer Darren Wilson. In the audio, which CNN could not independently verify as authentic, multiple gunshots can be heard, rivaling the autopsy report that confirmed the unarmed teenager was shot six times. According to CNN, forensic audio […]
Protests and reflection continue in Ferguson, while troubling details were released about an officer who unlawfully arrested two journalists within the first days of outrage. According to the Huffington Post, Ferguson police officer Justin Cosma has a history of aggressive arrests, including the arrest of a 12-year-old boy in 2012. Coincidentally, Ryan J. Reilly, one […]
Information about the Ferguson police officer who shot and killed an unarmed Michael Brown two weeks ago has been slow to trickle in, but a Washington Post article reports that Darren Wilson had a past with a troubled police department. In fact, the department in the small city of Jennings, Mo., was so troubled with […]
The VMAs were filled with show-stopping performances, but Common got serious for a second to lead a heartfelt moment of silence for Michael Brown and the town of Ferguson. The rapper, who was on stage to present the Best Hip-Hop Video, cited the genre as an outlet of social change in wake of the protests in […]
Nearly two weeks after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown the police report has finally been made public. Since the fatal shooting of the unarmed Ferguson teen people around the country have been speculating why authorities refused to release the report. Now that it has finally been released, people are noticing the glaring lack of details in the […]
America rears its ugly head…again. A GoFundMe page to support officer Darren Wilson, who fatally shot unarmed teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, has raised over $200,000 — and is growing by the minute. The page was set up Aug. 17th to help “officer Wilson and his family during this trying time.” But of course, […]
After two weeks of hostility and tension, Ferguson is starting to cool down overnight...
