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Black Off-Duty St. Louis Officer Tries to Assist Colleagues Following Stolen Car Chase, Is Shot by Fellow Cop
An off-duty police officer who was just trying to help his colleagues after a car chase ended in a shootout near his home ended up being shot by a fellow cop who did not recognize that they were on the same team. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis interim Police Chief Lawrence O’Toole…
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Family of Michael Brown Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit With the City of Ferguson, Mo.
A federal judge approved a secret settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of Michael Brown over his 2014 shooting death at the hands of now former Ferguson, Mo., Police Officer Darren Wilson. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the settlement amount was not disclosed Tuesday in U.S. District Judge E. Richard…
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Carlton Lee, Mike Brown Sr.’s Pastor, Dies From Heart Attack at 34
The Rev. Carlton Lee, 34, National Action Network’s Ferguson, Mo., chapter president, died Tuesday morning after suffering a heart attack, sources close to the family confirmed to The Root Tuesday afternoon after NAN’s founder and president, the Rev. Al Sharpton, shared the sad news on Twitter. Lee, the pastor of Flood Christian Church in Ferguson,…
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Mo. Parole Board Plays Dumb Games With Prisoners, Urging Them to Say Words Like ‘Platypus’ and ‘Hootenanny’ During Hearings
In more news from the world of the white and privileged, members of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole callously played with inmates during their parole hearings by trying to get them to say ridiculous words such as “platypus” and “manatee,” or mention specific song titles, for points. Don Ruzicka, a member of the…
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Mo. Man Charged With Murder in Kansas City, Mo., Road Rage Shooting That Left 19-Year-Old Father-to-Be Dead
An Independence, Mo., man is facing multiple charges after being accused of opening fire on a couple in another car during a road rage incident, killing a 19-year-old father-to-be and injuring his pregnant girlfriend as the couple were on their way home from a sonogram appointment. According to the Kansas City Star, John C. Young,…
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Watch: Michael Brown Sr. and Stranger Fruit Filmmaker Discuss New Mike Brown Surveillance Footage
The Root caught up with filmmaker Jason Pollock and Michael Brown Sr. at the SXSW festival earlier this month in Austin, Texas, to discuss Pollock’s film Stranger Fruit. Stranger Fruit is a documentary about what happened to Mike Brown, told through the eyes of those closest to him, including his father, Michael Brown Sr. Pollock…
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Protests Rock Ferguson, Mo., After New Footage of Michael Brown Emerges
Ferguson, Mo., was once again rocked by protests a day after new footage from the day of Michael Brown’s death was revealed to the public in the documentary Stranger Fruit. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, word of the video Sunday night drew a group of some 100 protesters, which led to the closing of…
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St. Louis Mayoral Candidate Ran Against Editorial Board—and Surprised Everyone
A St. Louis mayoral candidate who accused the St. Louis Post-Dispatch of being part of “the systemic racism that pervades almost every public and private institution” in the region placed a surprising second in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. The candidate, Tishaura Jones, the city treasurer, also noted the lack of African Americans on the five-member Post-Dispatch…
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New Mo. Statute Ensures Children Are Fed Into School-to-Prison Pipeline
A Missouri statute that goes into effect Jan. 1 ensures that students there will be fed directly into the school-to-prison pipeline. The new rules state that fights between students either on school buses or on school campuses will no longer be treated as a minor offense or misdemeanor. Instead, the student or students will be…