After the Monday announcement of the grand jury decision not to indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, the Brown family has suffered another blow: Their church was set on fire that night, NBC News reports.   According to the report, federal investigators are looking into the…

The family and lawyers of Michael Brown are condemning St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch and his handling of their son’s case in connection with Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson, calling the process “broken” and “unfair,” the Washington Post reports.  “We went through as much evidence as we could and saw how completely unfair…

Around 9 a.m. Tuesday, a black man’s body was found near the same apartment where Ferguson, Mo., police Officer Darren Wilson killed Michael Brown on Aug. 9, CBS St. Louis and the Associated Press report. The young man, reportedly in his 20s, was shot to death and set on fire. His body was found inside…

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article stated that Pharrell Williams spoke to Ebony magazine about Michael Brown after a grand jury declined to indict Darren Wilson. He did not—Williams spoke to Ebony in an interview conducted in September. Grammy Award-winning producer Pharrell Williams has previously gotten flak for his comments on race, such as…

Some of those who want to protest the shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown are hoping to hit corporate America right in its pocket after a grand jury failed to indict Officer Darren Wilson in Brown’s death, the International Business Times reports. The Justice for Michael Brown Leadership Coalition is organizing a No Justice, No…

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) slammed the grand jury decision not to indict Ferguson, Mo., Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed teen Michael Brown, calling it a “frightening narrative,” Talking Points Memo reports. “This decision seems to underscore an unwritten rule that Black lives hold no value; that you may…

Marissa Alexander will not have to go to trial after accepting a plea deal, in which she pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated assault in exchange for a three-year sentence, First Coast News reports. Because of the 1,030 days that she has already spent in jail, Alexander will only have to serve an additional…

The grand jury’s still out on whether Ferguson, Mo., police Officer Darren Wilson will be indicted for the shooting death of unarmed teen Michael Brown. However, according to the New York Times, the legal proceedings haven’t deterred Wilson, 28, from quietly wedding his girlfriend and colleague Barbara Spradling, 37, about a month ago. The Times…

Rapper Cool C, on death row for the shooting death of a Philadelphia police officer, is scheduled to be executed Jan. 8 after Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett signed his death warrant, the New York Daily News reports. Cool C, whose legal name is Christopher Roney, tried to rob a PNC Bank in 1996, when he…