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After Darren Wilson Decision, Black Youth Are Ready
Chants of “We ready! We coming!” could be heard in front of Washington, D.C.’s Office of Police Complaints Tuesday afternoon. Led by members of the Washington, D.C., chapter of Black Youth Project 100—an organization dedicated to creating justice for all black people—youth protesters gathered in various locations around D.C. in response to the Darren Wilson…
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Darren Wilson Speaks, Says Michael Brown’s Death Won’t Haunt Him
For the first time since the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown pushed the name “Darren Wilson” into the national consciousness, America got to hear the Ferguson, Mo., police officer who fatally shot the unarmed teen speak. From a secret location and only a day after a St. Louis grand jury decided not to charge…
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How Darren Wilson Demonized Michael Brown
Stereotypes are dangerous. And for Michael Brown, they proved to be deadly. Of all that we heard Monday night about the St. Louis County grand jury’s decision not to indict Ferguson, Mo., police Officer Darren Wilson for shooting and killing Brown, what kept me awake for hours after the announcement was made was Wilson’s testimony.…
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5 Not-So-Credible Events in Darren Wilson’s Testimony
A review of the grand jury testimony of Ferguson, Mo., police Officer Darren Wilson opens up a window allowing us to see how police testimony is treated in an investigation. In the case of the shooting death of Michael Brown, Wilson often gets favorable treatment even in several questionable and eyebrow-raising passages. If Brown’s family…
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Lawyer for Michael Brown’s Family Calls Verdict Unfair and Process Broken
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…
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Ferguson: ‘Nothing Has Changed From 1853. This Is the City of Dred Scott’
Ferguson, Mo.: Monday night, a grand jury declined to indict Ferguson, Mo., police Officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson on Aug. 9. In advance of the announcement of the grand jury decision, media, protesters, members of the clergy and organizations in support of the Justice for Mike Brown…
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Burned, Dead Body Found Near Site Where Michael Brown Was Killed
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…
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Pharrell Williams: Why Aren’t We Talking About Michael Brown’s ‘Bullyish’ Behavior?
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…
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Dreaming of an NBA Career? Don’t Give Up, but Be Realistic
Wednesday’s episode of The Root Live: Bring It to the Table looks at the dream versus the reality of a sports or entertainment career, and how to prepare for what happens if and when that career comes to an end or simply fades away. Delvin Joyce played three seasons with the New York Giants, but…