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Showing posts with label Michael Brown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael Brown. Show all posts
Thursday, July 30, 2020

No charges for officer in Michael Brown’s death

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St. Louis County’s prosecutor announced Thursday that he will not charge the former police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferg...
Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Ferguson Elects Its First Black Mayor

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The Missouri city where the death of Michael Brown set off weeks of nationwide protests and outrage in 2014 elected its first woman and f...
Friday, August 10, 2018

Michael Brown's mother announces run for Ferguson City Council

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The mother of Michael Brown, the unarmed teenager who was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, four years ago, said F...
Wednesday, April 04, 2018

Black Houston teenager accepted to 20 Universities with full ride scholarships

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A Texas teen got into 20 colleges with full scholarships to each one, leaving his mother “in awe,” she said. “I’m very grateful, I’m v...
Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Ferguson settles wrongful death lawsuit with the family of Michael Brown

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The parents of black teenager Michael Brown and the city of Ferguson, Missouri, have settled a lawsuit over his fatal shooting by a wh...
Monday, July 27, 2015

Study: Prejudice makes us see innocent people as threats

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The police killings of unarmed black men like Eric Garner, Michael Brown and, most recently, Sam Dubose at a July 19 traffic stop at t...
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Are conservatives/republicans/Tea Party anti black or just pro cop?

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In light of the rash of videos showing police acting inappropriately toward African Americans there are two things we can expect whene...
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Permanent Michael Brown Memorial Planned at Shooting Site

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The makeshift mid-street memorial that marked where Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer last summer was cleared out Wed...
Saturday, May 09, 2015

Prince releases new protest song, BALTIMORE.

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Prince has released a new protest song entitled BALTIMORE in support of Freddie Gray, Michael Brown, the protesters, and the people of ...
Friday, March 06, 2015

Congressional Black Caucus Not Surprised by Ferguson Report

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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus said they are not surprised by the findings in the report released Wednesday by the Justic...

Michael Brown's parents announce civil lawsuit in death

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Lawyers for the parents of an unarmed, black 18-year-old who was fatally shot by a white police officer in the St. Louis suburb of Fer...
Wednesday, March 04, 2015

Read the DOJ report on the Ferguson police Department

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A DOJ civil rights investigation into the Ferguson criminal justice system found that authorities have routinely violated the rights...
Tuesday, December 09, 2014

BET Exclusive: Obama Talks Race, Racism and How Far America Has to Go

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President Obama sat down for an interview with BET in which he discussed race, racism, the interactions of young black men and the p...
Thursday, December 04, 2014

Kenny Smith's open letter to Charles Barkley about Barkley's comments on Ferguson

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During an interview on a radio basketball analyst Charles Barkley caused quite a stir when he referred to the rioters in Ferguson as...
Sunday, November 30, 2014

African Americans don't need black leaders to tell us when to be angry.

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This is going to be short and sweet. In the aftermath of the riots in Ferguson MO after the decision by a grand jury not to indict...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Obama to Peaceful Ferguson Protesters: ‘Your President Will Work With You’

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While making a speech in Chicago on immigration President Barack Obama took a few minutes to speak on the protest in Ferguson. Follow...

Lebron James weighs in on violence after Ferguson grand jury decision

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[ SOURCE ] LeBron James said the decision not to indict Darren Wilson, the officer responsible for the shooting death of Mike Brown in...
Monday, November 24, 2014

VIDEO: President Obama statement on Ferguson grand jury decision

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President Obama makes statement on 11/24/2014 decision by grand jury in Michael Brown case. Watch video of that speech below:

Michael Brown family statement on Ferguson grand jury decision

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"We are profoundly disappointed that the killer of our child will not face the consequence of his actions. While we understand ...
Friday, November 21, 2014

Video: Obama, Don’t Use (Ferguson) Verdict as ‘Excuse for Violence’

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As a grand jury debates whether or not to indict Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Bro...