Six weeks after Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed an unarmed Michael Brown, Ferguson, Mo. Police Chief Thomas Jackson is offering his condolences and sending an apology to the parents of the slain teen. In the video, Jackson also apologizes to protestors who felt he didn’t “do enough to protect their constitutional right […]
Just in case you were wondering if police in Missouri have curbed their huge “Fuck You’s” to the public…they haven’t. In a picture originally posted on the Instagram account MediaBlackOutUSA, a Ferguson officer can be seen here wearing an “I Am Darren Wilson” bracelet in support of the officer who shot and killed an unarmed […]
On Sept. 4, South Carolina State Trooper Sean Groubert opened fire on a black man he pulled over for a seat belt violation. That shooting and the release of the disturbing dash cam video showing the driver, identified as Levar Jones, being shot for no apparent reason resulted in Groubert’s arrest on Wednesday. He was charged […]
Protests returned to Ferguson Mo. Tuesday night, after 200 residents gathered in the street to voice frustration and concern over the burning of Michael Brown’s memorial on Monday. Brown, 18, was shot dead by Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9. A grand jury has convened to determine if Wilson will be charged in Brown’s death. One […]
Fire officials in Ferguson Mo. are investigating the burning of a memorial honoring slain teen Michael Brown that occurred overnight. One of the memorials, complete with candles, stuffed animals, and other mementos, has been sitting in the middle of the street in the Canfield apartment complex where an unarmed Brown was gunned down by Officer Darren Wilson […]
Up-and-coming 17-year-old singer Anthony Lewis has been watching the Mike Brown situation in Ferguson play out from afar. He was so moved by the shooting, he decided to touch on it with his new song “Looks Like Me.” Give the powerful track a listen in the link. [YouTube] Masked female rapper Leikeli47 just dropped a video for her new track, “Two […]
A domestic violence dispute just five miles aways from Ferguson, Mo. ended in a tense stand-off, as police shot and killed a man waving a gun. According to MSNBC, the man – who was black – was harassing a woman in the town of Jennings, Mo. Wednesday night. After the woman called the police multiple times, two white […]
“I’m afraid to have a son.” As I stood at the place where 18-year-old Michael Brown took his last breath, shot six times by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, despite being unarmed, these were the words said by a young African-American woman. “I’m afraid to birth a son who could possibly be a victim […]
With news of Big Sean‘s new Roc Nation management deal, MissInfo got all the exclusive details about the Detroit rapper’s new team, his new album, Kanye West, and watching the Ferguson protests with the G.O.O.D Music team down in Mexico. The interview piqued our interest though, when Sean mentioned how he and Kanye watched and were inspired […]
A Missouri grand jury meeting to determine if Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson will be charged in the shooting death of Michael Brown will get more time to deliberate, according to CNN. St. Louis County Judge Carolyn Whittington has extended the grand jury’s deadline until January 7, said Paul Fox, the county’s director of judicial administration. The […]
Since the smoke and tear gas have cleared from Ferguson skies, the world’s eyes may have turned their gaze elsewhere, perhaps to coverage of other conflicts. However, Patrisse Marie Cullors-Brignac along with other organizers of the Black Lives Matters (BLM) and leaders across the country continue to seek justice for Mike Brown and resist injustice […]
This year’s Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week has been filled with tons of stunning fashion, but one woman who works for Cosmopolitan Magazine wore a piece that had a real message. While attending the En Noir Spring 2015 show last night in the Big Apple, fashion market director Shiona Turini dressed in some casualwear for the […]
