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Calif. Highway Patrol Officer Suspended in Beating of Homeless Woman
The video footage was violent. A California Highway Patrol officer straddling an older woman rained down punches, all of them closed fist, to the woman’s face. The July 1 video of the incident went viral. On Wednesday the CHP released a statement noting that Daniel Andrew, the officer who is reported to have been involved…
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6 Arrested in Quiet Night of Peaceful Protests in Ferguson
Speaking at an early-morning press conference Thursday, Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ronald S. Johnson noted that the 11th night of protests in Ferguson were mostly peaceful as protesters gathered calmly and police did not use smoke, tear gas or pepper spray, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Johnson credited the police, community leaders, clergy and the…
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Am I Yelling About Ferguson—or Are You Just Not Listening?
As a lawyer and radio host, I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to serve as an on-air commentator for CNN, HLN and other outlets on legal cases and social issues that are of particular interest to the challenges facing African Americans and, more particularly, African-American men. And recently I’ve offered my thoughts on Michael…
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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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He Wasn’t ‘Big Mike’ to Us, Says Cousin
If you really knew Ferguson, Mo., teen Michael Brown like family, you didn’t call him “Big Mike.” So says his maternal cousin Eric Davis Sr., a salesman in St. Louis who quickly emerged as a prominent voice for Brown’s family after the unarmed 18-year-old was slain by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9.…
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Don Lemon: National Guard Member in Ferguson Called Protesters the N-Word
As the nation still grapples with the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, CNN host Don Lemon told folks watching and listening to the network’s town hall event about how his producer, who had a run-in with the National Guard, heard one of the officers call protesters “n—gers,” Raw Story…
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Records Show Ferguson Arrests Are Double What Police Reported
Authorities released statements that only 31 people were arrested Monday night and into early Tuesday morning while protesting a police officer’s killing of unarmed teen Michael Brown, but NBC News claims that more than double that number were actually apprehended. According to police records obtained by the news station, some 78 people were arrested, and most…
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WSJ Editor: Holder Should Tell Ferguson to ‘Stay Out of Trouble, Pull Up Their Pants and Take Care of Their Kids’
As U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder journeys to Ferguson, Mo., to be briefed on the ongoing investigation into the killing of unarmed teen Michael Brown by a law-enforcement official, some are discussing which messages Holder should focus on. According to Mediaite, while on a panel on Fox’s Special Report, Wall Street Journal editorial board member…
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Mo’Ne Davis Becomes 1st Little Leaguer to Snag Cover of Sports Illustrated
Philadelphia pitching phenom Mo’Ne Davis can add another major accomplishment to her trophy case. The 13-year-old ball slinger, who regularly throws pitches 70 mph—the equivalent of throwing in the low 90s in Major League Baseball—has become the first Little Leaguer to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. “Last week, this week, maybe next week, she’s owned…
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5 Questions the Ferguson Grand Jury Will Have to Answer
While tempers continue to flare in Ferguson, Mo., after a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed African-American teen Aug. 9, there are still a number of issues that now must be considered. As several stories have emerged and Ferguson continues to split at its racial seam, state prosecutors have to decide whether to…