JIM SUHR, Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — By Wednesday, police outnumbered protesters in the St. Louis suburb that launched the “Black Lives Matter” movement, signaling...
Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American It has been one year since the world was introduced to the small city of Ferguson, Missouri...
FERGUSON, Mo. (New York Times) — Brianna West stepped before the judge as her daughter Morgan, 3, fidgeted beside her. Ms. West had waited weeks to...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Up from a past that’s rooted in pain / I rise / I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide...
[USA Today] NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley’s comments about recent events in Ferguson, Mo. have prompted a strong reaction from many, including Kenny Smith, his friend and fellow analyst on...
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...
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri, reflect simmering U.S. tensions over racial discrimination that could undermine the country’s stability,...
Athletes took to social media on Monday night to respond to news that 28-year-old Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted in the shooting death...
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...
For Immediate Release: November 24, 2914 Today’s announcement that the Grand Jury decided not to indict Ferguson, MO Police Officer Darren Wilson who killed unarmed 18...
(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...
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...
(USA Today) – The parents of an unarmed black teenager killed in a St. Louis suburb say they want a grand jury to indict the...
(The Washington Post) – It was 8:30 a.m., and DeRay Mckesson was at a McDonald’s here, the place humming with customers despite riots that left...
(Huffington Post) – The Justice Department condemned a series of leaks from the investigation into the shooting of Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo.,...
by Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed Black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., and the...
by Ryan Gabrielson, Ryann Grochowski Jones and Eric Sagara Special to the NNPA from ProPublica Special Report Young Black males in recent years were...
Hunter versus the hunted mentality seen across America Demonstrators at county council meeting refuse to stop demanding justice for Mike Brown. Photo: Warren Muhammad Special to the...
(USA Today) – A federal judge ruled Monday that a tactic police used to control protesters in Ferguson, Mo., is unconstitutional and issued a preliminary...
