I very strongly feel that at the root of everything that is happening, there is a young man — a young man with hopes, fears, dreams, accomplishments and demons — a young man no different from you or me. He was unarmed, and was shot six times. At least two of those times as he…
A grand jury in St. Louis County, Missouri has dismissed charges against Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Missouri police office who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. The grand jury first convened on August 20. The 12 members of the grand jury were tasked with finding if probable cause existed to charge the police…
Another violent night of protests in Ferguson, Missouri culminated with more police intimidation of journalists. Yesterday alone saw a Getty photograph get arrested, CNN anchor Don Lemon pushed on a sidewalk, and reporters with Al Jazeera America told that if they did not leave the tiny nearby town Kinloch, Missouri, that the officer would “bust…
President Obama spoke Monday afternoon about the situation in Ferguson, Missouri. He called for an end to violence in the streets and announced an independent investigation into the police shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. “The Justice Department has opened an independent, federal civil rights investigation into the death of Michael Brown,” the president…
Sometimes it takes a seminal event to spark change. That might be taking place today in regards to the militarization of the nation’s police departments. The image of police wearing military uniforms, brandishing assault weapons in the streets of a small Midwestern town, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters, and arresting journalists is…
The fatal police shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Missouri resident Michael Brown ignited protests in his hometown of Ferguson late Sunday night that continued into Monday morning and afternoon. Residents held a vigil for Brown in the St. Louis suburb where he died after a police officer shot him 10 times Saturday night. His body was…
