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Everything Is Going to Be OK in Ferguson
Jason Parham · 08/22/14 02:42PMGoFundMe Shuts Down Comments on Darren Wilson Support Page
Jordan Sargent · 08/22/14 11:25AMWho Are These Media Assholes in Ferguson?
J.K. Trotter · 08/21/14 04:31PMIf you follow the inner workings of the media industry, you’ve probably read journalist Ryan L. Schuessler’s fairly devastating rant about the scrum of reporters and photographers in Ferguson, Mo. currently covering the August 9 killing of Michael Brown. In the course of stringing for Al Jazeera America, Schuessler witnessed:
These Are the People Donating Money to Mike Brown's Killer
Jordan Sargent · 08/21/14 04:00PMWe haven't seen or heard from Darren Wilson in the time since he killed unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, but plenty of people want the Ferguson police officer to know that they stand behind him. They've donated nearly $140,000 to him on Gofundme, and left telling comments of commiseration and support attached to their pledges. Here's where the worst of white America is patting itself on the back.
Two Men, One Voice: Eric Holder in Ferguson
Jason Parham · 08/21/14 03:47PMWhen rumors swirled in February that Eric Holder, the U.S. Attorney General, planned to resign by the end of the year, it was clear that President Obama might be losing more than just his top justice official. Through six years of Obama's presidency, Holder has been not only a close confidant, but someone to be counted on, someone who has stepped to the plate when the president could not. As Obama has grown into office, he has been decidedly less outspoken on matters of race in America. The attorney general has not. Holder, it's become clear, is Obama's unofficial spokesman.
Don Lemon Has No Idea What an Automatic Weapon Is, But You Should
Adam Weinstein · 08/21/14 03:43PMCNN's Don Lemon is having a tough year, and it's not getting any easier. But he's great for cautionary tales. When, for instance, he tries to have a Ferguson-related conversation about guns and mucks it all up, he offers us a chance to learn something important and improve the national conversation.
Watch Don Lemon's Ferguson Talib Kweli Interview Go Horribly Wrong
Andy Cush · 08/21/14 02:25PMToday, CNN's Don Lemon interviewed Talib Kweli about why the rapper chose to travel to Ferguson and participate in protests there. It did not go very well.
The Huffington Post Crowdsources New Reporter’s Salary
J.K. Trotter · 08/21/14 01:55PMToday The Huffington Post announced that it had chosen Mariah Stewart, a journalist based in St. Louis, as its inaugural "Ferguson Fellow" to investigate the August 9 killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. over the next twelve months. One problem: Neither HuffPost nor its multi-millionaire namesake Arianna Huffington want to cough up the mere $40,000 for Stewart’s salary.
Gov. Orders "Systematic" Withdrawal of National Guard From Ferguson
Aleksander Chan · 08/21/14 01:28PMHamilton Nolan · 08/21/14 01:08PM
Ferguson Committeewoman Gives Sean Hannity the Exact Look He Deserves
Adam Weinstein · 08/21/14 12:44PMYoung Poet Steals John Legend Show With Ferguson Tribute
Rich Juzwiak · 08/21/14 09:16AMR&B artist John Legend covered Marvin Gaye's masterpiece of socially conscious R&B, the 1971 album What's Going On, during a show last night at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. This concert has been planned for months, but in the wake of the Michael Brown shooting and subsequent response in Ferguson, Mo., Legend's choice of material was particularly resonant (if not flat out prescient). The show had a very what-we-need-right-now feel. Underneath his blazer, Legend wore a T-shirt that read "DON'T SHOOT."
Six Arrested During "Mostly Quiet" Night of Protests in Ferguson
Aleksander Chan · 08/21/14 09:00AMThe scene was described as largely peaceful in Ferguson, Mo. Wednesday night, as protests demanding justice for the killing of teenager Michael Brown by Darren Wilson continued. "Tonight, the radios were mostly quiet," Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson told CBS News. "There were no Molotov cocktails, no fires, no shootings. Tonight, we deployed no smoke, no tear gas, and no mace."
St. Louis Police Release Video of Officers Killing Kajieme Powell
Gabrielle Bluestone · 08/20/14 07:30PMNational Review Explains Ferguson
Hamilton Nolan · 08/20/14 03:28PMReddit's Ferguson Board Is Run by White Supremacists
Andy Cush · 08/20/14 02:41PMReports: Aid Station Adjacent to Church Raided by Police in Ferguson
Michelle Dean · 08/20/14 02:15PMAnonymous Singles Out Member Who Doxed the Wrong Man as Killer "Cop"
Adam Weinstein · 08/20/14 11:00AMAs protest leaders in Ferguson, Missouri, contend with "outside agitators" they say have disrupted their peaceful demonstrations, the hackers in Anonymous have run into a similar problem: An "uncontrollable pest" whose reckless decision last week to accuse an innocent cop of killing Michael Brown embarrassed and marginalized the would-be activist group.