In the sorrowful wind of the shooting of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Roc Nation artist J. Cole bears his soul on his record, “Be Free”. “All we wanna do is take the chains off, all we wanna do is be free” Cole chants his voice cracks with pain and frustration. Teetering on the […]
According to police Chief Thomas Jackson, the name of the officer who shot Michael Brown is Darren Wilson...
Last night, I retweeted a picture from a guy named Kyle that showed a scene from the Ferguson, Missouri protests and another from the movie The Dark Knight Rises. The pictures are almost identical: This is crazy. One is #Ferguson the other is the #DarkKnightRises pic.twitter.com/y845pWnaIx — Xilla (@BlogXilla) August 14, 2014 All night long, I watched unbelievable images that […]
He has a name: Michael Brown – another unarmed teen gunned down by the police. By now, Michael Brown’s killing has become national news, but it’s been people’s excessive use of social media that has propelled this case to the President’s desk. Besides the violence against protestors and the bully tactics perpetuated by the St. […]
President Obama has spoken out about the death of unarmed teen Michael Brown and the current protests occurring in Ferguson, Missouri. Previously, the President released a statement praying for the town of Ferguson and Michael Brown’s family. Today, in a press conference concerning the matters in Ferguson and Iraq, Obama announced that the FBI and the […]
Talk about powerful. On Saturday, August 9, an unnamed Ferguson, Missouri police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teen named Michael Brown. The 18-year-old’s body was reportedly left in the street for four hours before the police department decided to remove it from public sight. Since then, the St. Louis suburb has been in shambles, with […]
When Antonio French, the St. Louis Alderman who has given us an incredible first-hand account of what is happening in Ferguson through his twitter feed, was released from jail this morning, he told the media, “Our civil rights don’t stop at 9PM.” After Antonio being arrested last night for “unlawful assembly,” I felt compelled to […]
Demonstrators took to the streets for a fourth time to call for justice and the arrest of the officer in question...
As tensions continue to rise in Ferguson following the death of Michael Brown, local police have made several civilian arrests overnight for protesting in the streets. Meanwhile, St. Louis elected official Antonio French was released from jail Thursday morning after spending a night in the can for peacefully protesting on the streets of Ferguson. French was released around […]
David Banner didn’t hold back on CNN last night, as he shared his views on African-American youth during a roundtable discussion regarding the death of Michael Brown. The rapper/producer sent out a series of tweets on Sunday that focused on the views of black men, police, and the value of African-American lives: Black men have to […]
Michael Brown’s teachers and former classmates have come forward to share their fond memories of the student and his journey to achieve higher education. A report by The Washington Post revealed that Brown, who was shot and killed by a Ferguson, Missouri police officer last week, finished high school one week before he died and had […]
