In a heartbreaking but hopeful letter penned to Michael Brown’s family, the mother of Trayvon Martin commented on the shared pain of losing a son, telling the family that “neither of their lives shall be in vain.” In Sybrina Fulton’s letter, published in TIME magazine, the mother also notes that she wishes she had more words of […]
As protests in Ferguson move into their second week, tensions between residents and police continue to grow, extending to the media as well. The National Guard arrived in Ferguson, Mo. on Monday to join local police in an attempt to control protesters. But CNN’s Don Lemon, whose face suggests he just wasn’t ready for that kind of […]
UPDATE: Wednesday August 20, 2014 Attorney General Eric Holder has penned a message to Ferguson residents in the wake of Michael Brown’s death. Holder is in Ferguson meeting with federal law enforcement authorities investigating the death of the unarmed teenager by a Ferguson police officer. Since the Aug. 9 shooting death of Michael Brown, the […]
On the ninth night of unrest in Ferguson, things are taken to a new level as police demand protestors to disperse...
Stay woke, folks. In the wake of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and Ezell Ford’s deaths, 50 Cent and G-Unit unleash a fiery response to the police brutality that’s been plaguing the Black community for decades. Using actual audio of Eric Garner begging for air when he was allegedly choked out by undercover NYPD officers and […]
Patricia Bynes, the Democratic Committeewoman of Ferguson Township, had one answer when GlobalGrind asked her what will help quiet the unrest in Ferguson that has occurred in response to the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. Arrest Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson. Wilson, who shot Brown six times, including twice in his head, has been placed […]
State Senator Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis) requested that St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch recuse his office from the investigation into the shooting death of Michael Brown so that a special prosecutor can be appointed to oversee the investigation. In a two-page letter, Nasheed explains her call for action: “This racially charged climate demands an independent […]
A young woman who moved to Ferguson, Missouri’s Canfield Apartments less than a month ago appeared on CNN’s New Day to describe what she witnessed the day Michael Brown was fatally shot by Officer Darren Wilson. Piaget Crenshaw, who was getting ready for work, was sitting in her home when she heard the scuffle outside her […]
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 […]
