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Is the Press Agitating Things in Ferguson for a Good Story?
“Why Police Will Continue to Arrest Journalists” In Ferguson, Press Corps Has Become Its Own Story “At the end of another dangerous night in Ferguson, Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson offered an emotional plea to the media on Monday: Please stop putting officers in danger and glamorizing violent agitators in your quest for…
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Officer Who Threatened Ferguson Protesters Suspended
Lt. Ray Albers of the St. Ann Police Department in Missouri has been indefinitely suspended from the force after video footage showed him pointing his semi-automatic assault rifle and threatening to kill protesters during Tuesday night’s demonstrations in Ferguson, Mo., the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Albers, who was identified by St. Ann Police Chief Aaron Jimenez,…
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5 Ways Police Should Rethink Their Training
Through all the nonstop rage, misery and obliterating hate consuming that infamous strip of West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., it never stops circling back to a common question: What the hell is up with the police? Something’s going on with America’s cops, and it’s not looking good as slain black men pile up nationwide…
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And They Wonder Why We Say "F*ck The Police"
In a recent article posted on the Washington Post’s website entitled, “I’m a cop. If you don’t want to get hurt, don’t challenge me”, former Los Angeles Police Department (the same local jurisdiction that housed the infamous Rampart Division and the scandal) officer Sunil Dutta offered a police officer’s perspective on how to deal with…
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NBC Returns The Grio to Original Owners and Will Launch Its Own Black-News ‘Vertical’
Revamp to Feature Breaking News Video, Tie to Social Media NBC is selling the Grio, its African American-oriented website, to its original owners and will create its own “vertical” on NBCNews.com targeting African Americans, according to David A. Wilson, the Grio’s co-creator and founder, and MSNBC spokeswoman Diana Rocco. Neither would disclose the purchase price.…
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T.I. on Ferguson: ‘America Has Created a Monster’
Many black celebrities continue to speak out about the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., following the killing of Michael Brown by police Officer Darren Wilson. Atlanta rapper T.I. took to his Instagram page and used an iconic photo of Twitter user @EyeFloodPanties throwing tear gas back at the police. In two posts, T.I. went from speaking…
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What They Saw: 5 Eyewitnesses to the Michael Brown Shooting
As of press time, at least five eyewitnesses in the Michael Brown shooting case have come forward. All five witnesses had distinct vantage points: One person was with Brown during the incident, one woman was inside her vehicle, another woman observed the incident from her apartment balcony, one man was inside his apartment and another…
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If You’re a Black Woman Considering Fibroid Surgery, You Must Read This
Every year the equivalent of an airplaneful of women wind up dying when their minimally invasive surgery to remove fibroids or their uterus accidentally spreads undiagnosed uterine cancer. Many of those women are black, yet few of them fully understand the risks. A growing body of evidence suggests that many women should steer clear of…
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4 Dead Unarmed Men and the Police: What You Need to Know
Eric Garner. John Crawford III. Michael Brown. Ezell Ford. You should recognize these names. They all belong to unarmed black men who were killed by law enforcement since July 2014 for seemingly inexplicable reasons: allegedly selling loose cigarettes, allegedly holding a toy gun in the toy section of Wal-Mart, allegedly running away after a scuffle…
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Rage Is the Right Response to What Happened in Ferguson
On Saturday a police officer shot a teenager named Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. On Sunday the world knew the teen’s name, and by Monday Ferguson was on fire. The images were jarring, and rightfully so—the appropriate backdrop to an oppressive police environment that isn’t new in a sleepy railroad town, 70 percent of whose residents are…