By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — It’s been one year since the murder of Michael Brown galvanized the Ferguson, Mo. community and forced the nation to face the horrors of police violence. And as the activist slogan asserts, the ensuing protests have become a movement, not just a moment. “One of the […]
Michael Brown – Pepsi Volunteer of the Month
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) is pleased to recognize Big Brother Michael Brown as our Volunteer of the Month. Michael is a project leader for the State of Wisconsin and he has been matched with his Little Brother Jeremiah for 1.5 years. Michael and Jeremiah have a lot in common and find it very easy […]
Talking about Tony: How Schools Here and in Ferguson are Helping Students Deal with Recent Deaths
By Jen Anderson May 22, 2015 In response to the recent shooting of young Tony Robinson earlier this year, students in the Madison area are finding a safe haven to share their voices and emotions without stepping outside the walls of their schools. In an announcement at a news conference last […]
Ferguson, MO Police Chief Resigns
By Jim Salter, Associated Press March 13, 2015 In this Aug. 15, 2014 file photo, Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson releases the name of the officer accused of fatally shooting Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. On Friday, March 6, 2015, Jackson is still on the job, two days after a government report criticized his […]
Justice Dept.: No Federal Charges in Trayvon Martin Death
By Jennifer Kay, Associated Press & Eric Tucker, Associated Press February 27, 2015 This image provided by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office shows former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman after he was arrested Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in Apopka, Fla. Authorities said they responded to a disturbance call at a house earlier in the […]
Police Killings Underscore Need for Reform
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent February 13, 2015 People participate in a protest in response to the grand jury’s decision in the Eric Garner case in Times Square in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. The grand jury cleared the white New York City police officer Wednesday in the video taped chokehold death […]
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The larger Issue Ignored
By Srijan Sen January 23, 2015 Every now and then a nation experiences dramatic social change due to internal or external conflict. Countries like Russia, France, South Africa, Germany, India and China have gone through historical change through public introspection and overhaul of domestic and foreign policy. Smaller nations currently undergoing sociopolitical change […]
Cornell William Brooks, NAACP CEO, Confronts Police Brutality
By Tiffany Crouse January 9, 2015 Cornell William Brooks NAACP President and CEO, Cornell William Brooks, is described as “a pioneering lawyer and a civil rights activist” by his peers at the NAACP, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He is the 18th president and was appointed in May […]