After it was unanimously decided that Darren Wilson would not face any charges over the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, angry citizens took to the streets and to their timelines. The social media community rolled up its collective sleeve and prompted African Americans to #BoycottBlackFriday.
An incident involving a NYPD officer and a subway train fare beater turned bloody late last week. A 20-year-old man was bashed in the face with a nightstick after trying to hop the gate, leaving blood gushing down his face.
Ahead of the Grand Jury’s verdict in the case of Michael Brown, shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, the slain teen’s father issues an emotional statement.
In terrible news out of the Brooklyn borough, we learn yet another unarmed man was shot and killed by New York City’s finest.
As the world impatiently waits to hear the decision regarding Darren Wilson’s possible criminal charges, another Ferguson defender of the law has been outed for some rather ill-mannered behavior.
A Saratoga County sheriff’s sergeant has been suspended without pay as an internal investigation is being conducted for what appears to be yet another instance of a bully with a badge.
A pair of NYPD officers were indicted Tuesday on assault and misconduct charges after they allegedly beat an unarmed Black teen in Brooklyn this summer. The officers chased the boy after he was suspected of having marijuana, and pistol-whipped the boy as he seemingly tried to surrender.
During an annual pumpkin festival in New Hampshire, riots broke out and prompted a response from police near Keene State College over the weekend. Twitter responded with biting sarcasm in how the situation at the festival was handled in comparison to the recent protests in Ferguson, Mo. regarding the Mike Brown shooting.
A Georgia teenager who was forced to the ground by gunpoint over a seat belt violation earlier this year is now suing the local police department over the incident. Montre’ Merritt, now a first-year college student, has filed a $12.5 million lawsuit against the Waycross Police Department.
Since the police shooting death of 18-year-old Michael “Mike” Brown on Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo., the family and protesters alike have been awaiting movement on the case. On Friday, officer Darren Wilson‘s account of what occurred that day between he and Brown went public and could lead to more speculation.
With the deaths of teenager Michael “Mike” Brown and Eric Garner, there has been an unprecedented look at police and the killing of Black people. A Twitter feed that recently launched lists the number of Blacks that have been killed by police, highlighting a steadily growing trend.
On Columbus Day, protests across the St. Louis region took place in light of the recent shooting death of Mike Brown in Ferguson and other events. In the end, at least 50 persons were arrested including scholar Dr. Cornel West. Protests of varying degrees have been occurring since the August police shooting death of Brown, and […]
