ferguson, missouri
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2 Cops Charged in Abduction and Brutal Beating of St. Louis Man
Two St. Louis officers are facing criminal charges after allegedly driving a man to a secluded spot and beating him.
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Jeff Roorda, The Business Manager Of The St. Louis Police Union, Has Been Let Go
Roorda, who became a controversial figure following the 2014 police killing of Michael Brown, was on paid leave since September 14.
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Georgia Police Chief Called to Resign after Black Man’s Shooting
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is independently looking into the shooting of 31-year-old Saudi Arai Lee.
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BLM Responds to Demand From Mike Brown Sr. and Ferguson Organizer for $20 Million to the Site of 2014 Uprisings
The management and distribution of funds held by the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, the umbrella organization driving a mission first introduced to the world in a viral hashtag, continues to be a topic of discussion. On the heels of BLMGNF’s recent revelation that it raised over $90 million last year, activists in Ferguson,…
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Tyron Woodley Has the Perfect Response for Every Question at UFC Press Conference: 'Black Lives Matter'
If you find yourself entertained by elite athletes getting punched in the face, or suffering the brutal agony of a rear-naked choke, then you might want to tune in to UFC Vegas 11 on Saturday. More specifically, you might want to tune in to the slugfest between Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley, in what’s being…
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Five Years After Mike Brown's Killing, Should Policing Be Abolished?
“I know that if I call the cops, they’re not coming to protect me—even in moments when I need it.“ —David Johns, executive director, National Black Justice Coalition text Since Mike Brown was killed by now former police officer Darren Wilson five years ago, the Ferguson Police Department hired a new police chief and the…
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Five Years After Mike Brown, Police Brutality Is Still Harming Black Communities
It’s been five years since Mike Brown, an unarmed teen from Ferguson, Mo., was shot and killed by Darren Wilson, a white police officer. Ahead of the anniversary, I brought together three experts who tackle the issues of police brutality and anti-racism in their daily work to discuss what has—and hasn’t—changed in the half a decade…
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Teacher Charged With Hiring a Hitman to Kill a Child He Allegedly Molested
A fifth-grade teacher in Missouri, already being held on charges he molested a child in his care three years ago, faces new charges that he hired a hitman to kill the child. Deonte Taylor, a 36-year-old fifth-grade teacher in the Ferguson-Florissant, Mo., school district, was already in jail, accused of having molested the boy three…