NNPA NEWSWIRE — Researchers conducted by the national polling site, Civiqs revealed that 44 percent of Americans support the Black Lives Matter Movement, while 43 percent...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The order prevents federal agencies from providing local police with military-grade equipment, which was used by Ferguson, Missouri, officers after police shot and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The people who are jailed or threatened with jail often are the most vulnerable Americans living paycheck to paycheck, one emergency away from...
NASHVILLE PRIDE — Churches, pastors, ministers and those who speak for the evangelistic community are being called out to “do something” about the plight of the community.
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — It’s time we stop lying to ourselves. The lying has gone on much too long and every time the lie is repeated, we are...
THE PASADENA JOURNAL — Baltimore, a city already under a federal consent decree to reform its police department after a Justice Department investigation into the 2015...
PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP — Over the weekend, about 60 friends of the Taft family rallied and canvassed the area, handing out flyers, and seeking #JusticeForFredrickTaft.
JIM SALTER, Associated Press JIM SUHR, Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The co-chairman of a reform panel formed after the Ferguson police shooting of Michael...
David Weigel, THE WASHINGTON POST ST. LOUIS (The Washington Post) — Joined by Ferguson, Missouri’s mayor, Ben Carson spent Friday morning in the place where America’s...
Leeriness About Oath Keeper Promises to Help By Askia Muhammad and J.A. Salaam Special to the NNPA from The Final Call WASHINGTON – Into the toxic...
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The police response to unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, last summer offers lessons in how not to handle mass demonstrations,...
By Mariah Stewart Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American Walking into the church sanctuary, Natasha Kelly grabbed her eight-year-old’s hand. “You okay?” Kelly...
Andy Cush, GAWKER FERGUSON, Mo. (Gawker) — The Oath Keepers in Ferguson just lost their highest-profile member. Sam Andrews, who led armed members of...
FERGUSON, MO (KTVI) – An arrest has been made in connection with the fatal shooting of a 9-year-old in Ferguson. Ferguson police worked with St. Louis...
Jon Swaine, Lauren Gambino, and Oliver Laughland, THE GUARDIAN (The Guardian) — Leaders in the new civil rights movement campaigning against the killings of African...
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. NNPA Columnist After three days of peaceful demonstrations marking the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s fatal shooting in Ferguson, Mo.,...
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...
(Salon) – According to multiple media reports, a group of at least four or five heavily armed white men showed up on the streets of Ferguson,...
JIM SALTER, Associated Press JIM SUHR, Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police arrested nearly two dozen people in Ferguson during a protest that stretched into...
(CBS News) – One year ago, after the death of Michael Brown and the overblown police response to largely peaceful demonstrations, lawmakers in Washington said they had...
Lisa Brown and Tim Bryant, THE ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH FERGUSON, Mo. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — A peaceful day of protest and remembrance dissolved into chaos...
Stephen Deere and Doug Moore, THE ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH FERGUSON, Mo. (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — Inside the stuffy lobby of a downtown homeless shelter, Michael...
JIM SALTER, Associated Press JIM SUHR, Associated Press FERGUSON, Missouri (AP) — A year ago, Ferguson, Missouri, was a mostly quiet working-class suburban town. The uneasy...
(CBS News) – One year ago, the nation watched as the city of Ferguson, Mo., erupted. St. Louis police, dressed in riot gear, stood in a...
(BBC) – There is still no headstone in the place where 18-year-old Michael Brown Jr is buried. Those who wish to pay their respects have to...