Ferguson
via CNN: Nearly five years after her son Michael Brown was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, Lesley McSpadden was defeated in the city council election. McSpadden was one of three candidates vying for a council seat in the St. Louis suburb. She lost to Fran Griffin Tuesday night. McSpadden, who also goes by […]
Marc Lamont Hill appeared on NewsOne Now to talk about his new book which examines a growing crisis in America where a particular demographic of citizens are being made vulnerable and exploitable as revenue generators. In Nobody: Casualties of America’s War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond, Hill examines how unrelated capitalism, public policy, […]
Dr. Cornel West discusses Min. Louis Farrakhan's remarks about breaking the back of fear in America.
Thursday on NewsOne Now, Roland Martin and the Straight Talk Panel discussed the findings of the DOJ's final report on Ferguson.
Clayola Brown, President of the A. Philip Randolph Institute for racial equality, spoke with NewsOne Now guest host Mo Ivory about the impact police brutality, police…
One year after Michael Brown was killed by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, NewsOne Now questions what has changed in the 365 days since the…
A day of peaceful vigils to mark the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s shooting death turned chaotic late Sunday night when gunfire sent protesters running for cover and prompted police reinforcements. In one of at least two incidents, police were involved in a shooting after they came under “heavy gunfire,” said St. Louis County Police […]
Despite concerns about Ferguson, St. Louis’ largest convention is returning for at least another three years. “We have chosen to return to St. Louis through 2019 because we like St. Louis and from every indication, the city likes that we are a part of its convention schedule,” said Keith Kershaw, director for the office of […]
Presidential hopeful Jeb Bush believes the Ferguson and Baltimore protests were caused by a lack of “mentoring” and parenting. According to ThinkProgress.com, during a Q&A with…
Another institution is under investigation after a noose was found hanging from a tree just a few miles from Ferguson, Mo. The noose was found at North Tech High…
In the wake of the Department of Justice’s scathing report on the Ferguson Police Department and their racially biased procedures, Roland Martin, host of “NewsOne…