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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 […]

With all of the mayhem that has been going on in the past few days, we can finally say that the state of Missouri is finally taking action. St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch has planned to place a grand jury in the next few days to begin deliberations and examine evidence of the tragic […]

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A state of emergency has been declared in Ferguson seven days after the death of Michael Brown...

After peaceful protesters went home, looters raided the store Michael Brown allegedly robbed before dying.

Protestors armed with signs that read “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot,” flooded W. Florissant Street on Thursday to walk towards the burned down QuikTrip that has now become the symbol of Ferguson’s latest tragedy. Missing from the scene were the militarized vehicles and gear St. Louis police used in an extreme show of force to disperse […]

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Thursday night saw hundreds of nationwide protests and vigils in the name of Michael Brown, the unarmed teenager fatally shot by a Ferguson Mo., police officer on August 9. The groups stood in solidarity against police brutality in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Hawaii and more, using the hashtag #NMOS14 — a social media movement created by community […]

UPDATE 3:30 PM EST According to Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson, officer Darren Wilson did not know 18-year-old Michael Brown was a robbery suspect before his encounter with Brown. On Friday the attorney representing the slain teen’s family released this statement suggesting that the department is attempting to cover up vital details surrounding the shooting […]

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 […]