So This Happened: Supporters Of Officer Who Shot Michael Brown Stage Rally, Raise Thousands (PHOTOS)
On Sunday evening, more than 100 people gathered near downtown St. Louis in support of Darren Wilson, the officer who shot an unarmed Michael Brown six times on August 9. With signs emblazoned with Wilson’s name, protestors stood outside the KSDK-TV studio to sign billboards in support of the officer and wave American flags. The rally was organized […]
The world is watching. North Carolina rapper J. Cole released a Michael Brown tribute song on Thursday titled “Be Free,” but his protests didn’t stop there. The Born Sinner rapper actually headed to the small St. Louis suburb to visit the memorial where an unarmed Michael Brown was shot six times by Ferguson police officer Darren […]
UPDATE: 1:30 PM EST Shortly after Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced he would deploy the National Guard in Ferguson to help quell the unrest the city has been experiencing for a week, GlobalGrind’s own Russell Simmons took to Twitter to offer his perspective on what justice looks like: Police sensitivity training ,diversity initiatives, body cameras […]
JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV President Obama delivers a statement on Ferguson, Mo. ——– Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed an executive order early Monday to deploy the National Guard to help manage the more than week-long unrest in Ferguson. Nixon ordered the National Guard to the Missouri suburb after another night of clashes that […]
The unrest in Ferguson continued Sunday night, after police decked in riot gear fired tear gas upon crowds...
UPDATE: Monday August 18, 2014 — 10:30 AM EST Michael Brown’s parents hold a press conference to discuss preliminary autopsy findings. ———– An autopsy performed on Sunday revealed that Michael Brown, the unarmed teenager who was shot in Ferguson last week by officer Darren Wilson, was shot six times, including twice in his head. Brown was […]
Just days after the shooting death of 18-year-old Mike Brown, GlobalGrind flew out to Ferguson, Mo. to get some answers regarding the teen’s death and see first-hand what was transpiring between protestors and police. Brown, who was unarmed at the time, was shot and killed by a police officer who claims the teen attempted to reach […]
On Sunday morning, NBC News verified that the photograph above is one of Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who shot and killed an unarmed Michael Brown last week. NBC reports: The photo, obtained from Facebook, is from Wilson’s father’s page, posted on February 11 after an award ceremony where the officer earned a commendation for […]
One shot and seven arrested as police and Ferguson residents clashed after a midnight curfew was imposed...
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has requested that the Department of Justice perform a second autopsy on Michael Brown, the unarmed teenager who was killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson last week. “Due to the extraordinary circumstances involved in this case and at the request of the Brown family, Attorney General Holder has instructed Justice Department […]
A state of emergency has been declared in Ferguson seven days after the death of Michael Brown...
