Protesters block the streets in Berkeley, Missouri on Wednesday, Dec. 24. over the death of Antonio Martin, who was shot and killed by a police officer after he allegedly pulled a gun on Tuesday,
Dec. 23.
Tia Carrie is as sweet a teenage girl as you can image.
Nothing about her — not her big smile wired with colorful braces, or her florescent pink sweatshirt and elaborately dressed hair — would make you think she is angry.
But she is “damn angry.”
It showed on Wednesday night only when the 1
Jorge “Jinho” Ferreira feels the tension between being black and carrying a badge every day as a sheriff’s deputy in Alameda County, California.
“I feel like you have to prove yourself on every level,” said Ferreira, 39, who patrols about 30 miles east of San Francisco. “You have to prove yourself to the black community, you have to prove yourself to all of your co-workers, you have to prove yourself to society.”
With the nation roiled by two grand juries’ recent decisions not to indict white
He went on to cite a “Jim Crow criminal justice system” that doesn’t seek justice for young black and brown people, and said adamantly there is both a race and a class war going on against that group in America right now.
Listen to Dr. Tony Evans speak on Ferguson and race relations from God’s perspective.
Hello, this is Dr. Tony Evans with the Urban Alternative, and I know you, like myself, are concerned about the racial climate in our country, today, and the recent incidents in Ferguson, Missouri, have demonstrated that even though we may have come a long way, we still have a long way to go; and it demonstrates clearly that this issue of racial division is just below the s
Celebrities took to Twitter on Monday to react to the news that police officer Darren Wilson will not face charges for shooting unarmed teenager Michael Brown.
Pop star Katy Perry was one of the first to tweet, saying: ‘Sending my prayers to Ferguson & praying for an equal America.’
While Happy hitmaker Pharrell Williams said: ‘I’m heartbroken over the news of no indictment in Ferguson. Let’s all pray for peace.’
Reaction: Katy tweeted to her millions of followers on Monday
A jury of seven me
by Russell Moore
The mood in Ferguson, Missouri, is tense, after a grand jury decided against indicting a police officer for the killing of unarmed African-American teenager Michael Brown. The tension ought to remind us, as the church, that we are living in a time in which racial division is hardly behind us. That reality ought to motivate us as citizens to work for justice, but also as the church to seek to embody the kingdom of Christ.
We haven’t as of yet sorted through all the evidence
Stefannie Wheat carried this sign about her adopted hometown town all the way to the White House in October.
Stefannie Wheat carried a yard sign all the way from her Midwestern town to the nation’s capital. She visited the White House and tucked it into the guard rail.
“I Love Ferguson,” it said.
It was mid-October and her beloved city turned restive after the police shooting death of black teenager Michael Brown. Businesses were boarded up and losing money, protests had on occasion turned vi
Tear gas surrounds a woman kneeling in the street with her hands in the air after a protest Aug. 17, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
As the nation waits to hear whether a Missouri police officer will face charges for killing unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., the FBI is warning law enforcement agencies across the country that the decision “will likely” lead some extremist protesters to threaten and even attack police officers or federal agents.
Peaceful protes
Marques Brownlee, a 20-year-old YouTube tech reviewer, at his Hoboken, N.J., apartment.
(Photo: Eileen Blass, USA TODAY)
Sitting in his bedroom in Hoboken, N.J., in June, 20-year-old YouTube tech reviewing sensation Marques Brownlee held a secretly leaked iPhone 6 screen up to a camera and began stabbing repeatedly at its supposedly indestructible glass surface.
His outrageous routine and exclusive tidbits about the then-yet-to-be-released iPhone 6 proved to be a potent combo for the highly
ESPN’s Chris Broussard speaks at the Flint Big Brothers Big Sisters 70th anniversary gala at Art Van Furniture in Flint on Friday, Sept. 12.
Chris Broussard makes a living by giving his views on sports on national TV on ESPN, and during the first of two stops in Flint on Friday, he had a lot to say.
But sports were only a small part of his message: He was more focused on speaking about systemic racism, the need for a reconstruction of the black male image, and the Michael Brown killing in Fe
Lecrae discusses Ferguson, family, faith and what it means to be a true leader with HipHopDX.com
Why Lecrae Says, “I’m Not Religious At All”
DX: How do you balance God, family, and your passion for music when you’re on the road?
Lecrae: The good thing about God is that he’s everywhere already, so I don’t got to take him with me. That’s just a relationship. I’m not religious at all; I’m not into the routines and rituals. I have a relationship with God, and he’s with me everywhere I go, so I d
Al Sharpton (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
by Ron Christie (THIS WAS NOT WRITTEN BY THE ORACLE AND DOES NOT REFLECT OUR OPINION)
The concept of a ‘black community’ or ‘black America’ led by figures like Al Sharpton is counterproductive and, at best, outdated. It’s time we spent more time concentrating on what unites us.
In light of the tragic shooting of Michael Brown, I’ve been troubled by the notion that a monolithic entity called “Black America” or “the black community” still exists in the 21st c
Long Beach Indie to Highlight Positive Young Black Men
In the midst of the furor over the death of Michael Brown and the continuing legacy of the Trayvon Martin killing, the Long Beach Indie International Film Festival is featuring a suite of films highlighting positive images of young African American men. Taking place August 27-31, 2014 at the Cinemark at the Pike Theaters in Long Beach, California, the festival screens more than 90 diverse films from across the globe.
The brainchild of fe
by Cathy Young
The tragedy and turmoil in Ferguson, Missouri—the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown, followed by sometimes violent protests and a heavy-handed police crackdown—have once again brought the national spotlight on race relations in America. It has also revealed unusual political alignments, with libertarian-leaning Republican Kentucky Senator Rand Paul and some other libertarians and conservatives joining liberals and leftists to denounce abusive police behavior,
ST. LOUIS -- Hours after a packed funeral at a nearby church, Michael Brown's parents laid him to rest in an emotional cemetery service.
Michael Brown Sr. and Lesley McSpadden were surrounded by dozens of family members and figures like the Rev. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson for a short service featuring prayers. The burial on Monday came just over two weeks after a police officer shot their son to death.
After his son's casket was closed inside a copper vault, Brown gave out a pitched s
CNN is reporting that audio from Officer Darren Wilson’s encounter with Michael Brown has been released, and it reportedly reveals that 11 shots were fired instead of the previously reported 6.
CNN reportedly obtained the audio from the FBI which obtained it from the Ferguson Police Department. It has been noted, however, that the audio recording itself cannot prove who fired the shots or whom they were fired toward.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. This report will expand as more information
MICHAEL BROWN VIA TWITTER
The #noangel in question here is Darren Wilson, not Michael Brown.
On the day of Michael Brown’s funeral, the New York Times picked the most inappropriate time to lambaste the slain teenager. In the piece chronicling Brown’s last weeks of life, before he was killed by Ferguson, Mo., Police Officer Darren Wilson, New York Times writer John Eligon stated that Brown was “no angel” partly because of his love of rap lyrics, having “dabbled in” drugs and alcohol, and get
Protesters in Ferguson, Mo. (Photograph by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)
The weeks of late summer are usually devoid of major news. Not this year. The Aug. 9 slaying of unarmed teenager Mike Brown by police in Ferguson, Mo., has led to a week of protests, arrests, and the deployment of the National Guard.
At the same time, but seemingly in a different universe, there’s the “ice bucket challenge,” a series of videos in which celebrities and other people indicate their support of fighting AL
Law enforcement officers watch on during a protest on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., on Aug. 18, 2014. (credit: Michael B. Thomas/AFP/Getty Images)
The National Guard arrived in Ferguson but kept its distance from the streets where protesters clashed again with police, as clouds of tear gas and smoke hung over the St. Louis suburb where Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer.
Protesters filled the streets after nightfall Monday, and officers trying to enforce tighter re
Supporters: More than a hundred people gathered on Sunday to support St Louis, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson, who shot dead black teen Michael Brown earlier this month in Ferguson
Supporters of the St Louis policeman who killed a black teenager have rallied in the city in the first public show of support for the officer.
At the rally, attended by around 150 people, protesters walked around wearing specially printed T-shirts which were sold for $7 with a police shield on which was the
