Objectivity in journalism is getting difficult in the face of gross injustice. And the NY Daily News wasn’t afraid to let readers know where they stand when it comes to the decision not to bring charges against a New York Police Department (NYPD) officer who strangled a 43-year-old grandfather to death on video. Following the […]

Thousands of people shocked and upset about a Staten Island grand jury’s decision not to indict an officer who strangled a 43-year-old grandfather to death in July took to the New York City streets to shut down roads, bridges, and the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Hours earlier, Mayor Bill de Blasio canceled […]

We feel you, Alicia. In the wake of Ferguson and Staten Island’s grand jury decisions not to indict Mike Brown and Eric Garner’s killers, Alicia Keys releases “We Gotta Pray.” The piano-riddled protest song was released alongside a visual featuring powerful images of protests across the nation. “We gotta pray, pray for the world tonight / We […]

For someone who just said he doesn’t like to talk about race in the media, Charles Barkley sure is outspoken when it comes to chastising black communities. The former basketball great sat down with CNN to discuss comments he made last week supporting the Ferguson grand jury decision not to indict the white officer who […]

So this is happening. St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch may have spent nearly an hour defending Ferguson, Mo. officer Darren Wilson during the night-time announcement not to indict the man who shot Michael Brown, but another man is being blamed for inciting the riots that occurred shortly after. Police said Tuesday that remarks made […]

A Washington state man was arrested by federal authorities Tuesday after allegedly threatening to kill resigned Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson. The 48-year-old man, Jaleel Tariq Abdul-Jabbaar, was charged with three counts of making interstate threats after allegedly posting threats against Wilson and his family to Facebook. Each count is punishable by up to five years […]

Comedian Chris Rock’s latest comedy Top Five may be the talk of Hollywood right now, but his comments on the recent unrest in Ferguson, Mo. and beyond is what blew us away. During a New York Magazine Q&A with Rock and interviewer Frank Rich, Rock talked candidly about protests in Ferguson following the death of Michael […]

Protests calling for the end of police brutality and the indictment of officers who are responsible for excessive force may have dotted the nation in the past weeks, but cops in Cleveland think it’s all too much. In fact, just a week after Cleveland police fatally shot a 12-year-old for holding a toy gun, nine […]

Joining the St. Louis Rams in their Sunday protest to stand in solidarity with demonstrators in Ferguson, Mo., members of Congress took to the House floor to broadcast their “Hands Up!” gesture and speak out against police violence. The four individuals, all members of the Congressional Black Caucus, raised their hands, palms out, to show the […]

So this happened. No stranger to making waves when it comes to talking race relations in America, TNT analyst and NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley said in an interview that he agreed with the grand jury decision not to indict Ferguson, Mo. officer Darren Wilson for killing unarmed teenager Michael Brown Jr. “The true story […]

In response to the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo. and the national eruption of protests to denounce police violence, President Barack Obama spoke with reporters and a handful of activists in meetings Monday to discuss policing practices, how to reform police relations, and policy solutions to smooth over tensions between police […]