By Terry Shropshire Special to the NNPA from The Chicago Defender CHICAGO (NNPA) — It is a jarring and disquieting sight to see an...
Anthony Shahid, in black, marches with Michael Brown, Sr. in t-shirt and Akbar Muhammad to the left to Shadid’s right is activist Zaki Baruti in yellow...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The last several months have seen an outpouring of activism, with slogans coming in waves: “Justice...
Nicole Flatow, THINK PROGRESS (ThinkProgress.com)—A Ferguson grand juror who heard the case of Darren Wilson previewed potentially scathing criticism of St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert...
Jim Salter, ASSOCIATED PRESS ST. LOUIS (AP) — From street-artist paintings on boards protecting store windows to signs bearing the now iconic statement, “Hands Up....
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – On Saturday, thousands of Americans across the country registered their objection to police officers not being held...
LISA LEFF, Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Stop. Hey, what’s that sound? Protest songs are taking their place alongside chants of “I can’t breathe” and...
R.B. FALLSTROM, AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jared Cook said he’d “absolutely” repeat the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” gesture he and four teammates made...
(Politico) – Several lawmakers took to the House floor Monday evening to make the “Hands up, don’t shoot,” gesture to protest the police shooting of the...
Brian J. Tumulty, USA TODAY (USAToday.com)—The protesters who have continued to keep national attention focused on the decision of a St. Louis County grand jury to...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Columnist WASHINGTON (NNPA) – What do “Bring Back Our Girls,” “Justice for Trayvon” and “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” have in common?...
