Darren Wilson, the former officer in Ferguson, Missouri, who, in 2014 fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed Black teenager, will not face any charges, the Washington Post reports. St. Louis County’s top prosecutor, Wesley Bell, said at a news conference on Thursday that his office investigated the case, including witness statements, forensic…
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LA Times Finds White Contractors Claiming to be Native American Made Millions Under Supplier Diversity Efforts
Contractors with white ancestry earned $311,000 two years ago — as a minority-owned company, the Los Angeles Times reports. When the St. Louis, Missouri mayor announced the contract the town made with a Native American-owned company to demolish an old shoe factory, the community welcomed it. The area was still…
Police Brutality a Leading Cause of Death Among Young Men
A new study from Rutgers University-Newark has found that police are a leading cause of death among young — especially Black — men in America today. The study, which compiled data on police-involved deaths in the U.S., estimated the risks of being killed in a law enforcement encounter by age,…
St. Louis Police Sergeant Heather Taylor Tells CBS News She Believes There Are White Supremacists on the Force
St. Louis, Missouri police sergeant Heather Taylor did not hesitate to answer “yes” when CBS News reporter Jeff Pegues asked her if she believed there were white supremacists on the police force. Taylor’s answer comes after a damning exposé by the Plain View Project, a database of thousands of racist,…
Mother of Slain Youth, Michael Brown, Running for Ferguson City Council
(Reuters) — The mother of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager shot to death by a white policeman in Ferguson, Missouri, igniting months of protest and a national debate over race and law enforcement, said on Friday she is running for City Council. Lezley McSpadden announced her candidacy at an…
Trump Sides with Putin, Indictment Against Russians Mentions Social Media Targeting Blacks
President Donald Trump met with Vladimir Putin at a summit in Helsinki, Finland on Monday and did not hold Putin accountable for Russia’s role in interfering in the 2016 presidential election, despite the fact that the Department of Justice indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers on Friday. The indictment paperwork also…
Senate Bill 43 Has Been Signed, NAACP's Missouri Travel Warning in Motion: Now What
He was driving on his way out of town and hopeful of positive news after his rallying efforts when Rod Chapel, president of the Missouri chapter of the NAACP, received a less-than-optimistic phone call from Gov. Eric Greitens. “The governor calls and says, ‘Hey Rod, just wanted to call ya…
Ex-Ferguson Cop Darren Wilson Admits to Using N-Word
A court filing reveals that Darren Wilson, the former Ferguson, Mo., police officer who fatally shot Black teen Michael Brown, used the N-word in reference to Black people. In a sworn admission, Wilson said he and other city officers have all used the word. “Officer Wilson did admit in discovery…
New Michael Brown Video Sparks Protests in Ferguson
A newly released video of Michael Brown on the day he was shot has called into question the facts surrounding his shooting, a revelation that sparked protests over the weekend. Surveillance footage from Ferguson Market & Liquor, the convenience store Brown allegedly robbed, shows that Brown was there earlier on…
Police Tracked BLM Protesters Through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: ACLU Report
Law enforcement used social media to track activists and protesters during the riots in Ferguson and Baltimore, according to a new report released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Police received information from Geofeedia, a social media surveillance vendor that had special access to specific feeds on Facebook, Instagram…