White Americans feel like they are being singled out because of the color of their skin rather than any actions they’ve taken. That’s how black...
(FiveThirtyEight) – A St. Louis County grand jury on Monday decided not to indict Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson in the August killing of...
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict a policeman for the killing of Michael Brown illustrates the difficulty...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Long after the St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert M. McCulloch announced Officer Darren Wilson will not be...
(Los Angeles Times) – In most cases, a grand jury is a supple tool in the hands of a prosecutor bent on an indictment. But...
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Chaos returned to the streets of Ferguson after a grand jury declined to indict a white police officer in the death of...
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri grand jury’s decision to spare police officer Darren Wilson from criminal charges is the latest in...
Matt Helms, DETROIT FREE PRESS DETROIT (Detroit Free Press)—The oversight board that will monitor Detroit’s finances after the city officially emerges from bankruptcy has established...
Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY CLEVELAND (USA Today)—The father of a 12-year-old boy fatally shot by police after wielding a replica gun questioned Sunday why police...
Ben Nuckols, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP)— Divisive and flamboyant, maddening and beloved, Marion Barry outshone every politician in the 40-year history of District of...
David A. Lieb, ASSOCIATED PRESS JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Not much is normal about the Missouri grand jury responsible for deciding whether to charge...
(The Washington Post) – Everyone has a Michael Brown story, and Ngone Seck was telling hers as she sat with several friends at Riverview Gardens...
Ferguson, Missouri (CNN) — As a grand jury gets closer to deciding whether or not to indict Officer Darren Wilson, the man who fatally shot Michael Brown...
(Reuters) – Riot police arrested at least two demonstrators in Ferguson, Missouri, for a second night running as tensions simmer ahead of a grand jury...
(NBC News) – The gunman who was fatally shot by police after opening fire in a library at Florida State University early Thursday was identified as...
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN newsman Don Lemon apologized Wednesday for his sexually charged interrogation of one of the women who has accused Bill Cosby of...
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As local authorities in Missouri near the end of their investigation in the Ferguson shooting, a broader federal civil...
(USA Today) – When it comes to racially lopsided arrests, the most remarkable thing about Ferguson, Mo., might be just how ordinary it is. Police...
ALAN SCHER ZAGIER, Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Some suburban St. Louis gun dealers have been doing brisk business, particularly among first-time buyers, as fearful...
Special to the NNPA from The Michigan Citizen DETROIT — In a blow to schoolchildren statewide, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled on Nov. 7...
The Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri grand jury has been hearing evidence for months as it weighs whether to indict Ferguson police officer...
by Khorri Atkinson Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News Queens Democratic City Councilman Rory Lancman plans to introduce a package of...
David A. Lieb, ASSOCIATED PRESS JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Monday and activated the National Guard in advance...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Though many Whites were active in civil rights, few were as influential as John Doar,...
