Mar 06 Anniversary of Selma march rekindles Ferguson comparisons By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In only a few minutes on national television, the beatings of civil rights marchers by police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, dragged the inhumanity of Southern segregation into America’s living rooms as never before. Continue reading
Mar 06 Obama: Racial bias in Ferguson police department not isolated By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said the type of racial discrimination found in Ferguson, Missouri, is not unique to that police department, and he cast law enforcement reform as a chief struggle for today's civil rights movement. Continue reading
Mar 04 U.S. clears officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson case -- read the full report By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department won't prosecute former a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black 18-year-old, but in a scathing report released Wednesday faulted the city and its law enforcement for racial bias. Continue reading
Feb 27 8 people dead in rural Missouri shooting spree By Laura Santhanam Seven people were shot dead in rural Missouri before the alleged gunman turned his weapon on himself in a parked car early Friday, media reports said. Continue reading
Dec 24 St. Louis County officer fatally shoots armed black teen By Joshua Barajas Tensions mounted in a St. Louis suburb Wednesday morning, after a Berkeley, Missouri police officer fatally shot an 18-year-old black man who pointed a handgun at him late Tuesday. Following the shooting, the dozens of protesters that descended onto the… Continue reading
Dec 18 Executions, new death sentences drop to lowest numbers in decades By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Executions and new death sentences dropped to their lowest numbers in decades in 2014, an anti-death penalty group said in a new report. Continue reading
Nov 29 Activists begin seven-day march from Ferguson to state capital By Rialda Zukic Activists gathered in Ferguson, Mo., on Saturday to take part in a seven-day march to the state's capital to protest the grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Continue reading
Nov 25 Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon speaks on violence, promises 'significant' National Guard increase By News Desk Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon spoke at a news conference Tuesday, condemning "criminals intent on lawlessness and destruction" that "terrorized" Missouri communities Monday night in the wake of the Ferguson grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson for… Continue reading
Nov 25 Michael Brown's family holds news conference on grand jury decision By News Desk Michael Brown's family held a news conference Tuesday to respond to Monday's grand jury decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Brown. The family's attorney, Benjamin Crump, spoke alongside Rev. Al Sharpton to… Continue reading
Nov 25 What are the next steps regarding the Ferguson case? By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A St. Louis County grand jury declined Monday to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri. The decision resolves one aspect of the case,… Continue reading