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St. Louis Police Offers Ferguson-Inspired Class on "Winning the Media"
Zara Golden · 09/21/14 11:00PMDarren Wilson Testified Before a St. Louis County Grand Jury Today
Enid Shaw · 09/17/14 05:39PMThe St. Louis-Post Dispatch is reporting that Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Mike Brown in early August, appeared before a St. Louis County grand jury today to testify about the shooting. An unnamed source "with knowledge of the investigation" tells the newspaper that Wilson testified for nearly four hours.
When All the Angels Are White
David J. Leonard · 09/13/14 11:39AMWitnesses to Michael Brown Shooting: "He Had His Fucking Hands Up!"
Aleksander Chan · 09/11/14 12:11PMDozens of Police Officers Surround, Arrest Protesters in Ferguson
Allie Jones · 09/10/14 04:31PMJustice Department to Launch Civil Rights Investigation of Ferguson PD
Aleksander Chan · 09/04/14 07:13AMAttorney General Eric Holder is expected to launch a broad civil rights investigation into the Ferguson, Mo. police department this week, the Washington Post reports. The probe is expected to determine "whether the department employed policies and practices that resulted in a pattern of civil rights violations," and stems from the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by white Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson.
New Photos of Darren Wilson, Mike Brown's Killer
Jordan Sargent · 09/02/14 08:10PMThe Life and Death of Michael Brown: A Ferguson Reading List
Jason Parham · 08/31/14 09:00AMWords sustain us. In the weeks following the death of Michael Brown—the unarmed 18-year-old fatally shot by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson—there has been much written about Brown's life, the love he had for his family and friends, his affinity for rap music, and the racial tensions that plague the small St. Louis suburb. Daily dispatches from reporters like Wesley Lowery, Julie Bosman, Tyrmaine Lee, and Ryan J. Reilly, among others (not too mention Alderman Antonio French's real-time tweets) provided a ground-level view into what had been described as a warzone.
Officer Go Fuck Yourself Is Out of a Job in Missouri
Andy Cush · 08/29/14 12:20PMFerguson Police Sued For $40 Million
Gabrielle Bluestone · 08/28/14 11:45PMReport: Police Drove Over Michael Brown Memorial, Let Dog Piss on It
Andy Cush · 08/27/14 04:45PMHere's the Daily Show Segment on Ferguson You've Been Waiting For
Jay Hathaway · 08/27/14 10:05AMJon Stewart is back after the Daily Show's annual summer hiatus, and it seems he missed a few things, like the police killing of unarmed black teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. So, better late than never, we finally get Stewart's take on Ferguson—specifically, his outrage at the way the shooting and subsequent protests have been covered by Fox News.
How Many St. Louis-Area Cops Are Members of "Patriot" Groups?
Adam Weinstein · 08/26/14 11:10AMLate last week, reporters discovered a video of racist anti-government rantings by a St. Louis County police officer working the streets of Ferguson. Media scrutiny quickly focused on the officer's incendiary language and policing methods, but few paused to scrutinize the group to whom he was addressing his comments.
CNN Plays Alleged Recording of Michael Brown Shooting
Gabrielle Bluestone · 08/25/14 10:52PMCNN just aired an audio tape, allegedly recorded during the Michael Brown shooting, in which eleven gunshots can be heard—nearly double the number of shots originally reported. CNN says it has not independently verified the tape's authenticity.
Hundreds Gather to Mourn Michael Brown in St. Louis
Aleksander Chan · 08/25/14 01:23PMHundreds attended Michael Brown's funeral at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis today, weeks after he was gunned down by Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson. Brown's step-mother, Cal Brown, who called him "Mike-Mike," told the crowd, "He just wanted so much. He wanted to go to college. To be a good father."
Kardashians Texted Through the VMAs' Moment of Silence for Mike Brown
Jay Hathaway · 08/25/14 10:31AMWhy Was Mike Brown "No Angel" but Darren Wilson Is Just "Low-Profile"?
Max Read · 08/25/14 09:15AMAnyone unfamiliar with the way the U.S. treats dead young black men should take a look at today's New York Times front-page mini-profile of Michael Brown, the unarmed 18-year-old who was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. earlier this month. It's headlined "Michael Brown Spent Last Weeks Grappling With Problems and Promise"—problems, you say?
Ferguson Police Officer Accused of Hog-Tying and Choking a 12-Year-Old
Gabrielle Bluestone · 08/24/14 07:00PMMichael Brown's Father Asks Protesters to Stop on Day of Son's Funeral
Dayna Evans · 08/24/14 01:30PMThe funeral for Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo. this month, will be held on Monday morning. Michael Brown Sr., the child's father, told a St. Louis radio station that he'd like protestors to take the day off that Monday out of respect for his son.