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The unwarranted slaying of Ferguson, Missouri teen Michael Brown has caused plenty of citizens to fight for justice and musicians J. Cole and Elle Varner…

President Obama will deliver a statement on the unrest in Ferguson, and updates on the situation in Iraq. Watch the livestream here:

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed an executive order Monday morning that could send the National Guard to Ferguson. He wrote in a statement posted to his official Web site this morning: “Tonight, a day of hope, prayers, and peaceful protests was marred by the violent criminal acts of an organized and growing number of individuals, many from outside the […]

A preliminary autopsy of Michael Brown — performed Sunday by Dr. Michael M. Baden, the former chief medical examiner for the City of New York — found that the unarmed teenager was shot at least six times, including twice in the head. “People have been asking: How many times was he shot? This information could have […]

What’s happening in Ferguson, Missouri around the killing of unarmed teenager Mike Brown is playing out according to a familiar script. The timeline of events and reaction by local and national authorities are so predictable that they don’t even require new analysis. More than 50 years ago, Malcolm X gave a speech on police brutality and […]

Ever since 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot multiple times by a policeman, Ferguson, Mo., has turned into a war zone, with police peppering civilians and journalists with tear gas, rubber bullets, and mass arrests. After releasing a statement on Monday, President Barack Obama (pictured) held a press conference on Thursday afternoon, calling for police […]

It’s time President Obama step in to protect protesters in Ferguson, Missouri. As long as Black Americans have had United States citizenship, we have needed the federal government to enforce and protect our rights on the local level. Such was the case in the years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, when Union troops went […]

With the growing number of reports from around the country of law enforcement officials murdering black men, the discussion dubiously waters down to the “black-on-black”…

KMOV’s Brittany Noble has been covering the murder of 18-year-old Michael Brown and the subsequent protests in Ferguson, Mo., since his tragic death. Noble brought us the first interview with Brown’s mother and continues to cover the events in Ferguson as they unfold. On Tuesday, NewsOne‘s Senior Editor, Abena Agyeman-Fisher, spoke with Noble via Skype about […]

Mo’Ne Davis, 13, led her Little League team to the World Series when she struck out six batters Sunday. The Philadelphia native plays for the Taney Youth Baseball Association and can pitch a 70-mph fastball, according to reports. Davis is only the 18th girl to play in the Little League World Series since girls were officially allowed […]

Whatever perverse view the Ferguson police officer had of Michael Brown — and all Black men like him — before taking his life and leaving him to lay in his blood for hours afterward, his mother has made sure to counter such characterizations. Lesley McSpadden described her now-fallen son as a boy with the sort of disposition that made […]

FERGUSON, Mo. — A candlelight vigil for Mike Brown, an unarmed Black man, who was fatally shot by a suburban St. Louis police officer was followed by unrest as crowds looted and burned stores, vandalized vehicles, and taunted officers. EXCLUSIVE Interview With Mike Brown’s Mother Follow NewsOne.com’s continued  coverage of the Mike Brown police shooting.