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‘When That Cop Killed Michael Brown, and When George Zimmerman Killed Trayvon...
(Salon) – Greil Marcus is a critic of music and culture who has helped redefine the job description. Known for his books like “Mystery Train,” “Lipstick Traces” and “The Old, Weird America” (on Dylan’s...
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Housing Segregation Played Role in Ferguson, Mo. Tragedy
by Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed Black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., and the protests that followed were not...
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Racism, Repression and Resistance
The passion, emerging power of Black youth fuel demands for justice by Richard B. Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call ST. LOUIS, Mo. (FinalCall.com) – A moment borne out of angry Black...
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A Community of Mothers Cry Out While Marching Against Gun Violence
by Bridjes O’Neil Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American The Rev. Traci Blackmon of Christ the King UCC said it was time for all wailing mothers to have a voice. “There’s a scripture in...
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Official Autopsy Shows Michael Brown Had Close-Range Wound to His Hand,...
ST. LOUIS COUNTY (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) – The official autopsy on Michael Brown shows that he was shot in the hand at close range, according to an analysis of the findings by two experts not...
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Justice Department Condemns Leaks In Michael Brown Case As Attempt To...
(Huffington Post) – The Justice Department condemned a series of leaks from the investigation into the shooting of Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., The Los Angeles Times reported....
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Holder: Ferguson Police Need ‘Wholesale Change’
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that there was an obvious need for “wholesale change” in the Ferguson, Missouri, police department. The...
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In Democratic Election Ads in South, a Focus on Racial Scars
(New York Times) – In the final days before the election, Democrats in the closest Senate races across the South are turning to racially charged messages — invoking Trayvon Martin’s death, the unrest...
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Black People, White Government
(Al-Jazeera America) – In the wake of the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, after the Aug. 9 shooting of black teenager Michael Brown by white police officer Darren Wilson, there has been a focus on racial...
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Ferguson Protest Leaders Seek Heads-Up on Decision
ALAN SCHER ZAGIER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Activists asked Wednesday for advance notice before prosecutors announce whether a Ferguson police officer will face charges in the shooting death...
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Ferguson Protest Organizers: ‘I Sleep, Eat and Breathe This’
(The Washington Post) – It was 8:30 a.m., and DeRay Mckesson was at a McDonald’s here, the place humming with customers despite riots that left the businesses on both sides boarded up. With two...
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Police Killings Highest in Two Decades
WASHINGTON (USA Today) — The number of felony suspects fatally shot by police last year — 461— was the most in two decades, according to a new FBI report. The justifiable homicide count, contained in...
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Missouri Governor Outlines Ferguson Preparations
JIM SALTER, Associated Press WELDON SPRING, Mo. (AP) — Police will work to protect peaceful protesters after a grand jury’s decision in the Michael Brown shooting case is announced, but those who cross...
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UN Anti-Torture Panel Grills US Officials
JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. panel began grilling American officials Wednesday over the U.S. government’s compliance with a key anti-torture treaty, raising a series of alleged...
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Ferguson Teen’s Parents ‘Praying for an Indictment’
(USA Today) – The parents of an unarmed black teenager killed in a St. Louis suburb say they want a grand jury to indict the officer who shot him to get justice for their son and to send a message...
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Answers to Questions About the Ferguson Grand Jury
The Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri grand jury has been hearing evidence for months as it weighs whether to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of...
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St. Louis Churches Offer Safe Spaces, Clergy Train in ‘De-Escalation’
by Kenya Vaughn, Bridjes O’Neil and Sandra Jordan Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American Churches throughout the St. Louis region will offer “safe spaces” following the grand jury’s decision...
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Gun Sales Surge Ahead of Jury’s Ferguson Decision
ALAN SCHER ZAGIER, Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Some suburban St. Louis gun dealers have been doing brisk business, particularly among first-time buyers, as fearful residents await a grand...
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Racial Gap in U.S. Arrest Rates: ‘Staggering Disparity’
(USA Today) – When it comes to racially lopsided arrests, the most remarkable thing about Ferguson, Mo., might be just how ordinary it is. Police in Ferguson — which erupted into days of racially...
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More Arrests as Protesters Await Ferguson Grand Jury Decision
(Reuters) – Riot police arrested at least two demonstrators in Ferguson, Missouri, for a second night running as tensions simmer ahead of a grand jury decision in the case of a white officer who shot...
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Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson in Talks to Resign; Grand Jury Decision Nears
Ferguson, Missouri (CNN) — As a grand jury gets closer to deciding whether or not to indict Officer Darren Wilson, the man who fatally shot Michael Brown is in the final stages of negotiations with...
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St. Louis Area Teens Worry About the Unrest That Might Be
(The Washington Post) – Everyone has a Michael Brown story, and Ngone Seck was telling hers as she sat with several friends at Riverview Gardens High School, where she’s a freshman. On Aug. 9, the...
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Statement by NNPA President, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. on Grand Jury...
For Immediate Release: November 24, 2914 Today’s announcement that the Grand Jury decided not to indict Ferguson, MO Police Officer Darren Wilson who killed unarmed 18 year-old Michael Brown in August...
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Most Police Shootings Don’t End with Prosecutions
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri grand jury’s decision to spare police officer Darren Wilson from criminal charges is the latest in a long line of police shooting...
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With No Indictment, Chaos Fills Ferguson Streets
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Chaos returned to the streets of Ferguson after a grand jury declined to indict a white police officer in the death of Michael Brown – a decision that enraged protesters who set...
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Obama: ‘The Problem is Not Just a Ferguson Problem’
(USA Today) – President Obama pledged to redouble his efforts to find solutions to the distrust between law enforcement and minority communities, saying “the problem is not just a Ferguson problem....
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It’s Incredibly Rare For A Grand Jury To Do What Ferguson’s Just Did
(FiveThirtyEight) – A St. Louis County grand jury on Monday decided not to indict Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson in the August killing of teenager Michael Brown. The decision wasn’t...
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A Glance at Ferguson: Then, Now and the Future
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protests are scheduled at shopping centers around the country in response to a grand jury’s decision not to indict the officer who fatally shot Michael Brown. A few popped up in St....
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Garth Brooks Cites Ferguson for Cancellation
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Garth Brooks has canceled a Thanksgiving appearance on NBC’s “Tonight” show because he said it “seemed distasteful” given the reaction to the decision not to prosecute...
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Another Police Homicide
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 bullhorn in his hand as he marched behind Assemblyman-elect Charles...
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Failure to Indict White Cop in Ferguson will Not Derail Movement for Justice
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 of the killing of 18-year-old Michael...
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Holder Announces Plan to Target Racial Profiling
KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Speaking at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta — the church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday...
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White House Debated Ferguson Trip
(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 to prosecute a police...
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STL Rams Show Support for Ferguson Protesters
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 for protests in Ferguson, Missouri,...
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Long History of Political Gestures in Sports
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 platform to make political statements. A...
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Nation’s Classrooms Reflect on Ferguson Decision
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 their mind: a grand jury’s decision not to...
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Lawmakers Make ‘Hands Up’ Gesture on House Floor
(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 unarmed Ferguson teen, Michael Brown. “Hands up,...
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Charles Barkley is a Conservative Black Hero. But Almost Everything He Says...
(The Washington Post) – Charles Barkley has always fashioned himself as something of a contrarian. When his day job as an NBA player seemed to demand that he be more of an aspirational figure (like...
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Ferguson Marchers to Arrive at Missouri Capitol
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — About 50 people protesting the police shooting of Michael Brown are expected to arrive at the Missouri Capitol after a 130-mile march from the shooting site in the St....
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Jets’ Richardson Stands by Comments on Ferguson
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 and social media. The New York Jets defensive...
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Federal Autopsy Released in Ferguson Shooting
ALAN SCHER ZAGIER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal autopsy in the Ferguson police shooting reached similar conclusions to those performed by local officials and a private examiner hired by...
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It’s Not the Old Days, but Berkeley Sees a New Spark of Protest
BERKELEY, Calif. (New York Times) — This is the college town where the Free Speech Movement was born 50 years ago, spreading across the nation with sit-ins, marches, demonstrations and arrests. So at...
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Police Demonstrations Inspire New Protest Songs
LISA LEFF, Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Stop. Hey, what’s that sound? Protest songs are taking their place alongside chants of “I can’t breathe” and “Hands up, don’t shoot” as demonstrators...
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Report: Key Witness in Darren Wilson Case Caught in Web of Lies
(The Root) – One of the key witnesses in Ferguson, Mo., police Officer Darren Wilson’s grand jury case has a history of making racist statements, as well as a history of mental illness, the Smoking Gun...
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Group Seeks New Grand Jury in Ferguson Police Shooting Case
JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - The NAACP’s Legal Defense and Educational Fund, citing “grave legal concerns,” is asking a Missouri judge to convene a new grand jury to consider charges...
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Update: MO Black Caucus and OBS Meet to Discuss Policing Initiative Proposal
by Bridjes O’Neil Special to the NNPA from The St. Louis American Members of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus met with those from the Organization for Black Struggle on Friday at Greater St. Marks...
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Ferguson: The Interactive Stage Play, Brought to You by a Conservative Filmmaker
David Weigel, BLOOMBERG (Bloomberg)—On August 9, 2014, the day that Ferguson, Mo. teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson, Phelim McAleer was watching a play. The...
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All Eyes Fixed on Ferguson’s April 7 Election
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – If the Black residents of Ferguson, Mo., want to radically reform the political climate that encouraged police to...
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Ferguson Election Offers Chance to Translate Anger Into Votes
(Bloomberg) – Next week, Crystal Stovall will choose between two black candidates running to represent her City Council ward in Ferguson, Missouri. The election is the first chance at citizen-led...
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Michael Brown’s Father Says Chicago Exhibit of His Son is Disgusting
ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – It’s labeled as a work of art; an exhibit in Chicago featuring a life size portrayal of Michael Brown after he was killed last year in Ferguson. FOX2’s April Simpson sat down with...
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