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Report: National Guard Called Ferguson Protestors ‘Enemy Forces’ And ‘Adversaries’
CNN released a damning report this morning that revealed that the Missouri National Guard referred to Ferguson protesters as “enemy forces” and “adversaries”. From CNN: As the Missouri National Guard prepared to deploy to help quell riots in Ferguson, Missouri, that raged sporadically last year, the guard used highly militarized words such as “enemy forces” […]
Two Officers Shot During Ferguson Protests
Two St. Louis County police officers were shot during a Ferguson protest Wednesday evening. The shots appeared to be coming from a hill further away from where demonstrators were gathered. From the LA Times: Two St. Louis County police officers were shot outside the Ferguson Police Department during another night of protests in the troubled […]
The Oldest Black Boarding School Sends Nearly 100 Percent of Grads to College
From the Atlantic: The Piney Woods Country Life School is America’s largest historically black boarding school, and one of the few remaining, with a sprawling campus of pine trees and rolling farmland just 20 miles south of Jackson. It opened in 1909 as the vision of an educated African American man from St. Louis who […]
Key Ferguson activist arrested
One of Ferguson, Missouri’s most prominent demonstrators has been arrested and charged with setting fire to a Berkeley convenience store last week.
Protesters plan to disrupt New Year’s Eve festivities in the name of justice for black lives
Protesters are planning to disrupt New Year’s Eve celebrations in major metropolitan areas across the nation. The protests, headed by the Stop Mass Incarceration Network, calls for activists to not allow New Years Eve 2015 “to go down because business as usual in Amerikkka includes wanton police murder of Black people.”
Activists call out Black celebrities for being silent about Ferguson, police brutality
Activists in Ferguson are calling out Black celebrities who have opted not to comment on the recent incidents of police brutality throughout to country.
Lifting each other up: You can’t stop the revolution
The following piece is from American Friends Service Committee. It was written by Diamond Latchison. By: Diamond Latchison Note: I invited Matthew Armstead who went to Ferguson during Ferguson October to write a guest piece about his experience. He thought it would be great if we invited someone from the community to write […]
Ferguson protesters named as runner-up for TIME’s ‘Person of the Year’ award
The following piece is from TIME. It was written by Alex Altman. By: Alex Altman At the beginning, they just wanted to pay tribute. Neighbors stood on cracked sidewalks behind yellow police tape, watching the dead teen’s body bake for hours in the summer heat. They tried to scrub his blood from the […]
You Probably Shouldn’t Go See Ridley Scott’s Pretty Racist ‘Exodus’ Movie
The following piece is from Medium. It was written by David Dennis Jr. By: David Dennis Jr. Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods And Kings movie is racist as shit. And it’s disgusting, lazy and a movie that people shouldn’t still be making in 2014. Wait. Let me backtrack.
Key Ferguson protester facing assault charge
A prominent Ferguson protester has been charged with misdemeanor assault for brief contact with police officers while attempting to access city hall while it was closed.
Darren Wilson changed story after Ferguson aftermath
A Ferguson, Missouri police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teen in August changed his story following the immediate aftermath of Mike Brown’s death, according to reports.
Michael Brown’s stepfather apologizes for outburst after Darren Wilson decision
The stepfather of an unarmed 18-year-old black teen who was fatally wounded by a Ferguson, Missouri police officer has apologized after being accused of inciting violence during a rally in Missouri. Louis Head is being unfairly blamed for a riot that took place in the city after a grand jury decided not to charge […]