Ferguson

Police are investigating after an armed man was shot by a private security guard in Ferguson, Missouri, The Associated Press reports.

What makes the video the source of ire for protesters is that after Brown’s death at the hands of Police Officer Darren Wilson, who was not charged in Brown’s death, police released surveillance footage from the Ferguson Market, allegedly showing Brown pushing one of the clerks—participating in what the police called a “strong-armed robbery”—and supposedly justifying the officer's use of force against the unarmed teen.

Ferguson officials have missed crucial deadlines that were set by the Department of Justice in efforts to reform policing procedures.

Brittany N. Packnett recounts her first meeting with the President after the Ferguson uprising and why he earned her respect.

To date, the painting has been removed and hung again at least three times in the past week.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Illinois has lost more people than any other state during the course of the year.

A federal lawsuit seeks to compel federal agencies to release surveillance data of Black Lives Matter protesters. The plaintiffs suspect that the FBI and DHS have violated the constitutional rights of demonstrators.

Ferguson activist Darren Seals was found shot dead in a burning car on Tuesday morning. He was the sixth Black man found under similar circumstances within the past two years and represents a major concern for the people of Ferguson. Rapper/activist and friend Tef Poe shared on NewsOne Now, “The community is clear on what’s going on […]

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, […]

In an interview from last September, A$AP dismisses the issue police brutality saying, "I can't relate."

According to a review of the book by The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the authors were seeking to spread a message of “hope, healing and unity,” but instead many are saying the book doesn't do enough to explain the traverse effects surrounding what led to the city's collapse.

Karr stepped down after serving as the city attorney since 2004.