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Michael Brown’s Mother Is Running For Office In Ferguson, Missouri

Michael Brown’s Mother Is Running For Office In Ferguson, Missouri

Lezley McSpadden, the mother of slain teenager Michael Brown, is running for city council in Ferguson, Missouri. CNN reports she made the announcement standing just a few feet away from the spot where her 18-year-old son was killed by police in 2014. “Almost four years ago to this day, I ran down this very street, […]

6y ago

Spokesman For Republican Candidate Says Majority Black Cities Are ‘S**tholes’

Spokesman For Republican Candidate Says Majority Black Cities Are ‘S**tholes’

According to The Daily Beast, Republican Senate Candidate Corey Stewart’s spokesperson, Rick Shaftan, referred to majority-black cities as “S**tholes.” Shaftan also warned businesses not to open new stores in majority-black neighborhoods. Currently running as the GOP Senate candidate in Virginia, Corey Stewart has alienated himself from a significant portion of the Republican party by refusing […]

6y ago

UFC Star Tony Ferguson Doesn’t Want His Son To Become A Professional Fighter

UFC Star Tony Ferguson Doesn’t Want His Son To Become A Professional Fighter

In the build-up to his UFC 223 fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov at the Barclays Center in New York on April 7, Ferguson talked to Newsday about stepping into the octagon for his son. “I fight so that he doesn’t have to, that’s the ultimate truth. I do my thing and I’ll get punched in the […]

6y ago

Diata Crockett, Father Who Fatally Shot 8-Month-Old Son, Turns Himself After Intense Manhunt

Diata Crockett, Father Who Fatally Shot 8-Month-Old Son, Turns Himself After Intense Manhunt

Diata Crockett, a 34-year-old man from St. Louis, Missouri, turned himself into his lawyer on Wednesday after an intense manhunt that began when Crockett shot and fatally wounded his 8-month-old son Tuesday afternoon. St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said during a press conference on Tuesday that after an argument, Diata Crockett forced his unnamed […]

8y ago

Starbucks Opens First Location In Ferguson, Missouri

Starbucks Opens First Location In Ferguson, Missouri

In an effort to help lower-income neighborhoods, Starbucks debuted its first store in Ferguson, Missouri, today. Video: Why @Starbucks is opening a store in #Ferguson, https://t.co/2iEDeKuLqM pic.twitter.com/USUC55W0Hp — Starbucks News (@StarbucksNews) April 29, 2016 The Seattle-based coffee chain says it “plans to open similar stores in at least 15 low- to medium-income communities across the […]

8y ago

Ferguson Sued: Justice Department Sues Missouri City For Trying To Revise Police Reform Deal

Ferguson Sued: Justice Department Sues Missouri City For Trying To Revise Police Reform Deal

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the city of Ferguson, Missouri, the embattled Saint Louis suburb with a history of racially-biased policing, after the city rejected key parts of a Justice Department plan to reform policing in the city. Ferguson, Missouri, a city of about 12,000 people in Saint Louis’ northern suburbs, became the […]

8y ago

Justice Department Sues Ferguson For Changing Its Mind On Police Reform

Justice Department Sues Ferguson For Changing Its Mind On Police Reform

The U.S. Justice Department will sue the city of Ferguson, Missouri, says Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Wednesday, according to CNN. The lawsuit is brought forth amid allegations of consistent occurrences of unconstitutional police work in the troubled city. .@LorettaLynch announcing the lawsuit against the City of Ferguson pic.twitter.com/SMoRGsWMbR — Mashable News (@MashableNews) February 10, […]

8y ago

‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’ Named One Of The Lies Of The Year

‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’ Named One Of The Lies Of The Year

The “hands up, don’t shoot” meme that emerged in the aftermath of the Ferguson, Missouri, police shooting has been named one of the biggest lies of the year by the Washington Post fact-checker in his annual roundup. On August 9, 2014, Ferguson cop Darren Wilson fatally shot Michael Brown, 18, which prompted a nationwide, racially […]

9y ago

Comedy Central Attempts To Spin Trevor Noah’s Poor Ratings For ‘The Daily Show’

Comedy Central Attempts To Spin Trevor Noah’s Poor Ratings For ‘The Daily Show’

Statistics show that Trevor Noah’s ratings are very low, although it’s possibly too early to predict how he will do in the long run. As the Wrap notes, The Daily Show has been down 37 percent in total viewers since Noah took over. However, Comedy Central President Michele Ganeless tells the Wrap that she isn’t […]

9y ago

‘Ferguson Cover-Up’ Documentary Claims To Expose The Lies About Michael Brown

‘Ferguson Cover-Up’ Documentary Claims To Expose The Lies About Michael Brown

Not long after the Ferguson play was announced, dramatizing the death of Michael Brown and allowing the audience to decide the truth, a new documentary claims to hold the actual truth surrounding the controversial events in Ferguson, Missouri. According to the Huffington Post, Ferguson Cover-Up is the upcoming work of filmmaker Jason Pollock, who claims […]

9y ago

Ferguson: Man Charged With Killing 9-Year-Old Jamyla Bolden

Ferguson: Man Charged With Killing 9-Year-Old Jamyla Bolden

A St. Louis, Missouri man was charged Thursday with killing nine-year-old girl Jamyla Bolden. Jamyla was doing her homework while sitting on her mother’s bed when shots were fired into her home on August 18. St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch charged 21-year-old, De’Eris Brown, of O’Fallon, Missouri, with second-degree murder in the killing of […]

9y ago

Black Lives Matter: Mom Protests Black On Black Crime In Viral Video

Black Lives Matter: Mom Protests Black On Black Crime In Viral Video

One mom of African American heritage has made a stand against black on black crime in a video that has gone viral posted to #BlackLivesMatter. Peggy Hubbard is from the area of Ferguson, Missouri, where violent protests have been ongoing since the shooting death of Michael Brown last year. The Washington Post reported on the […]

9y ago

Who Sent The Oath Keepers To Ferguson? Paramilitary Group Called ‘Unnecessary And Inflammatory’

Who Sent The Oath Keepers To Ferguson? Paramilitary Group Called ‘Unnecessary And Inflammatory’

As activists and citizens mark the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, an armed paramilitary group called the Oath Keepers is on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri once again. Oath Keepers arrived in Ferguson in the small hours of Tuesday morning, heavily armed and focused on a nebulous, unspecific mission. According to The […]

9y ago

Ferguson: 150 People Have Been Arrested From Protests, State Of Emergency Declared

Ferguson: 150 People Have Been Arrested From Protests, State Of Emergency Declared

The first anniversary of the death of Michael Brown has caused a resurgence in the protests in Ferguson, Missouri. Not long after the riots and looting started to slow down, Ferguson protesters began blocking highways and sparking intermittent bursts of violence in the city. The authorities have been forced to arrest approximately 150 people as […]

9y ago

Oath Keepers Arrive In Ferguson Amid Michael Brown Anniversary Protests

Oath Keepers Arrive In Ferguson Amid Michael Brown Anniversary Protests

The Oath Keepers are in Ferguson to help protect local businesses and residents, the group says. St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said the presence of the organization primarily comprised of current and former police, military, and first responders, is both “unnecessary” and “inflammatory.” The current Ferguson protests began on the anniversary of the […]

9y ago

Michael Brown: One Year On Cops Have Killed Another 1,083 Americans

Michael Brown: One Year On Cops Have Killed Another 1,083 Americans

Michael Brown was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9 2014. Brown was unarmed and officer Wilson fired his weapon 12 times. It is thought that the final shot was the one that ended the life of 18-year-old Brown. As a result of Brown’s death there was a […]

9y ago

Police-Related Shooting? Shots Fired In Ferguson On One-Year Anniversary [BREAKING]

Police-Related Shooting? Shots Fired In Ferguson On One-Year Anniversary [BREAKING]

What started as peaceful memorials on the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death turned violent Sunday night in Ferguson, Missouri, as shots were fired and businesses were looted. According to NBC News, St. Louis County police confirmed shots were fired in Ferguson late Sunday night. Video captured during the shooting can seen below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZovKA4DmqiM The […]

9y ago

Ferguson Protesters Face Off With Police, Shots Fired [Breaking]

Ferguson Protesters Face Off With Police, Shots Fired [Breaking]

Ferguson, MO has been the site of protests, marches, and memorials today, one year after the death of Michael Brown. Now, breaking reports on social media are indicating that shots have been fired as a protest has turned violent. Earlier today, the Inquisitr reported that a controversy had been sparked when a police officer posted […]

9y ago

Samuel DuBose: Cincinnati Riots Coming? Video Of Fatal Shooting By Cop ‘Not Good,’ Police Chief Says

Samuel DuBose: Cincinnati Riots Coming? Video Of Fatal Shooting By Cop ‘Not Good,’ Police Chief Says

Samuel DuBose, a 43-year-old African-American man, was killed by a white police officer, Ray Tensing on July 19 during a traffic stop in Cincinnati, Ohio, when the unarmed DuBose was pulled over because his car was missing a front license plate. Now the family of the slain DuBose are demanding that police release a video […]

9y ago

People Are Photoshopping The Confederate Flag Into Photos To Prove — What, Exactly?

People Are Photoshopping The Confederate Flag Into Photos To Prove — What, Exactly?

With the Confederate flag in South Carolina coming down, a lot of people have some point to make about the symbol. For most, it seems to be an attempt to prove that the flag isn’t a symbol of racism. Strangely, the effort to prove this seems to involve photoshopping the Confederate flag into images of […]

9y ago

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