*Is the recently convened Ferguson Commission merely an attempt to placate the Brown family and lull the black community into a false sense of “we’re working to fix the problems?” Will the Commission’s policy recommendations translate into meaningful change on the Ferguson Police Department? I’m not so sure. As a retired twenty year veteran sergeant […]
An Atlanta organization “Shut It Down Atlanta” will hold a protest rally at Underground Atlanta to articulate their disappointment with the St. Louis Grand Jury's decision...
Five hundred miles from the epicenter of the Ferguson, Mo. protests and violent demonstrations, metropolitan Atlanta's political, religious and civic leaders have voiced their...
Statement by NNPA President, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. on Grand Jury Decision in Ferguson, MO about the Killing of Michael Brown
Today’s announcement that...
*On March 22, 1991, a visibly shaken and angered President George H.W. Bush said he was sickened and outraged” by what he saw on television. That was the beating of black motorist Rodney King by a swarm of LAPD cops. A year later following the acquittal of four LAPD cops by a Simi Valley jury […]
*(Baltimore, MD) — In response to the grand jury’s decision not to indict Darren Wilson for the killing of 18 year old Michael Brown Jr., the NAACP, including members of the Youth and College division and senior and youth organizations, will be embarking a 120 mile march, 7 – day march entitled, “Journey for Justice: […]
*In the wake of a decision by a grand jury in Ferguson, MO to not indict white police officer Darren Wilson for shooting death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, President Obama President on Monday urged calm across the nation. In brief remarks at the White House, the president acknowledged that anger is “an understandable […]
*(Via Huffington Post) – A grand jury has decided not to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson for killing 18-year-old Michael Brown, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch announced Monday. McCulloch said members of the jury met for 25 days and heard over 70 hours of testimony from over 60 witnesses before reaching their […]
