Darren Wilson

A St. Louis, Mo., police union official says officers would quit or do only the bare minimum of patrol if the city creates a proposed civilian oversight board, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. SEE ALSO: Man Stomped On Head By NYPD Officer Thanks Brooklyn D.A. For Indictment On Thursday, Jeff Roorda, a police union […]

The New York Times is reporting that Justice Department lawyers will recommend that no federal civil rights charges be filed against former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson who shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown in August. Some say there is a ray of hope as Eric Holder has the final say on the case. It […]

A day after it was announced that the U.S. Department of Justice is unlikely to pursue a civil rights case against ex-Ferguson, Mo., Officer Darren Wilson, a Black conservative sheriff David Clarke (pictured) has applauded the decision and slammed civil rights leaders in a Fox News interview, according Mediaite. RELATED: Report: No Federal Charges To […]

St. Louis County, Mo., police are still looking to arrest looters who took to the streets in November after a grand jury failed to indict a White officer in the shooting death of Michael Brown, who was Black and unarmed, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. SEE ALSO: George Zimmerman’s Ex Alleges He’s a “Psycho” […]

  A grand juror is suing St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch (pictured) for allegedly mischaracterizing Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson’s case before the panel, according to a report at St. Louis Public Radio. SEE ALSO: Court Hearing for More Details in Eric Garner Case to Take Place This Morning The American Civil Liberties Union […]

On Christmas night, one of the two memorials set up for slain teen Michael Brown was destroyed by a driver who many believe ran it over intentionally. The memorial was set up in the middle of the street where the dead teen lay for four and a half hours after he was shot by former […]

Under increasing outrage and public pressure about how a woman who clearly lied on the stand was allowed to testify before the grand jury investigating the police killing of an unarmed teen, the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney appeared on a radio program on Friday to explain why he allowed the witness’s perjured testimony to […]

In the aftermath of ongoing nationwide protests against police violence in the Black community, President Barack Obama Thursday signed an executive order to create a panel that will gather recommendations to help strengthen trust between law enforcement and local communities, according to a White House news release. SEE ALSO: 15-Year-Old Twin Died Trying To Save […]

Richmond, Calif., Police Chief Chris Magnus, who gained nationwide attention for holding a sign reading “BlackLivesMatter” at a peaceful protest in his city, came under fire Friday by his department’s rank-and-file for holding the placard while in uniform, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. SEE ALSO: Congressional Staffers Walk Out Over Recent Police Killings SEE […]

St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch released the findings of a federal autopsy report on Michael Brown Monday, UPI reports. RELATED: Eric Holder Curbs Racial Profiling By Federal Agents Per the findings, Brown died from close-range gunshot wounds to his head and had marijuana in his system at the time of his killing. The Armed […]

Yesterday, on a very special edition of 106 & Park, the focus was on recent events surrounding the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, featuring an interview with President Obama. (Well, they teased an interview with President Obama throughout the show only to build towards a BET News special that basically reran much of what we had already watched via […]

It’s been a week since a Staten Island grand jury decided not to convict the cop who killed Eric Garner, and racial tensions in the country still remain high. In a recent interview with BET, President Obama discussed race relations in America and what we need to do to move forward. The one-on-one with Jeff […]