On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen shot and killed four college students protesting the Vietnam War. And today in news that makes you go, “What the fuck???” Urban Outfitters apparently did not find selling a “vintage” Kent State sweatshirt splattered with blood problematic. At least not until they realized the outrage they caused (and rightfully […]
Leave it to hip-hop to speak up when no one else will. So far, hip-hop has been the only musical genre to speak about the atrocities happening in Ferguson, Mo. First up to bat was J. Cole, who dropped “Be Free,” his excellent tribute to Mike Brown, the unarmed 18-year-old who was shot by Ferguson police […]
Protests and reflection continue in Ferguson, while troubling details were released about an officer who unlawfully arrested two journalists within the first days of outrage. According to the Huffington Post, Ferguson police officer Justin Cosma has a history of aggressive arrests, including the arrest of a 12-year-old boy in 2012. Coincidentally, Ryan J. Reilly, one […]
America rears its ugly head…again. A GoFundMe page to support officer Darren Wilson, who fatally shot unarmed teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, has raised over $200,000 — and is growing by the minute. The page was set up Aug. 17th to help “officer Wilson and his family during this trying time.” But of course, […]
After two weeks of hostility and tension, Ferguson is starting to cool down overnight...
Can you believe it’s only been twelve days? Twelve days since unarmed Ferguson, Mo. teenager Mike Brown was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson. In that span of time, Ferguson went from being a regular small Missouri community to basically a war zone, as local police attempt to control protesters who want Wilson arrested. The world […]
According to Missouri Highway Patrol, six arrests were made compared to the 47 from the previous night...
I have had the unique opportunity to serve as a commentator on CNN/HLN and other television networks and radio stations on legal cases and social issues that are of particular interest to the plight of African-Americans and more particularly African-American men. Presently, I’ve been offering my thoughts on the death of Michael Brown and the […]
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 […]
Just days after the shooting death of 18-year-old Mike Brown, GlobalGrind flew out to Ferguson, Mo. to get some answers regarding the teen’s death and see first-hand what was transpiring between protestors and police. Brown, who was unarmed at the time, was shot and killed by a police officer who claims the teen attempted to reach […]
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 […]
