Corrine Heller, ENTERTAINMENT ONLINE NEW YORK (EOnline.com)—Meet Trevor Noah, the newest star on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart! The 30-year-old made his debut as a contributor...
David A. Lieb, ASSOCIATED PRESS JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chants of “Hands Up. Don’t Shoot!” echoed through the Missouri Capitol on Friday as hundreds of...
DENNIS WASZAK Jr., AP Sports Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Sheldon Richardson felt helpless as he watched the scenes near his hometown unfold on TV...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — About 50 people protesting the police shooting of Michael Brown are expected to arrive at the Missouri Capitol after a...
DEEPTI HAJELA, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands and thousands of diverse people united by anger took to the streets from New York City to...
TAMI ABDOLLAH, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police body cameras have become a rallying cry in the wake of racially charged decisions by grand juries...
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...
[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...
(CNN) — To some, they’re the gut-wrenching emotional cries of a man whose stepson’s life was taken. Others say they were dangerous words that...
(The Washington Post) – Charles Barkley has always fashioned himself as something of a contrarian. When his day job as an NBA player seemed to...
(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...
CHRISTINE ARMARIO, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When his high school English students came to class, Tom Rademacher knew there would be one thing on...
EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer The “Hands-up. Don’t shoot!” gesture that five St. Louis Rams made during pregame wasn’t the first time athletes have used their...
Police Officers Association Seek Disciplinary Action for Gesture Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American Members of the St. Louis Rams showed their support...
(Politico) – The White House debated sending President Barack Obama directly into riot-torn Ferguson, Missouri, to address the racially charged aftermath of the decision not...
KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Speaking at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta — the church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached —...
by Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The failure of a St. Louis County grand jury to indict Ferguson, Mo. Police Officer Darren Wilson...
by Nayaba Arinde and Herb Boyd Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American It was déjà vu all over again for Omowale Clay, the...
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. NNPA Columnist Ferguson is too important to be treated on the margins. It is too important to lead the news one...
By Walter L. Fields NNPA Columnist At this moment I don’t need my president to tell me to respect the decision of a tainted grand jury....
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen Nobody knows my sorrow Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen Glory hallelujah! Those...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist In 1983, it was Michael Stewart, 25. He was a graffiti artist who was beaten to death in police...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist In the aftermath of a Black teen being killed in Ferguson, Mo., former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was...
By Gary L. Bledsoe NNPA Guest Columnist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Once said “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Therein lies much...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last conversation with Harry Belafonte echoed in my head as I watched the Ferguson aftermath send...
