Actor/activist Hill Harper joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” and talked about how traumatized the young people in Ferguson are as a result a of the murder of Mike Brown. Harper also explains some people in the community are experiencing post traumatic stress disorder. Listen to excerpts from their conversation below. Be sure to listen to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, […]
The killings of unarmed black men Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Ezell Ford and John Crawford III all happened in rapid succession over the past few weeks. The tragic loss of their lives, and the lives of too many other black men, has galvanized the nation around the issue of police brutality. Saturday, Al Sharpton’s National Action Network […]
Trayvon Martin’s parents help spread the message of peace while visiting Better Family Life’s Peace Festival in support of Michael Brown’s parents. The festival drew hundreds and a handful of celebrities, activists, and politcians including: Reverend Al Sharpton, Rapper David Banner, actor and author Hill Harper, and U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters. Michael Brown Sr. spoke […]
Police officer Darren Wilson‘s dubious shooting of 18-year-old Ferguson, Mo., resident Michael Brown (pictured) set off a firestorm of protests in Ferguson and around the country, with the public calling out for justice in the teen’s untimely death. And while Wilson is yet to be prosecuted for the college-bound youth’s murder, just a few days […]
As emotions begin to rise from the throngs of supporters gathering Monday outside the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church for the funeral of slain youth Michael Brown (pictured), who was senselessly murdered at the hands of Ferguson, Mo. policeman Darren Wilson, the heat index is also soaring. A number of EMS crews will reportedly be stationed nearby […]
Darren Wilson (pictured), the Ferguson, Mo., police officer who pulled the trigger six times on August 9th, fatally shooting 18-year-old Michael Brown, was reportedly once a member of a Jennings, Mo., police force that was disbanded due to complaints of racism and corruption, according to the Washington Post. RELATED: ‘We Will Not Go Back’ March […]
Things are much calmer today in Ferguson compared to one week ago. Chaotic and out of control is what 23-year-old Photojournalist Bradley J. Rayford says it was at the height of the protests. Rayford describes what it was like to be one of the first photojournalist on the scene hours after Michael Brown was shot […]
Supporters of Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Missouri police officer who killed unarmed teen Michael Brown on August 9, have raised approximately 235,000 dollars via a GoFundMe page, but the comments left with the donations were so hateful, that the comment section had to be shut down. Salon.com reports: According to Shaun King, a community organizer […]
Artist and historian Demont Pinder joined Roland Martin Friday on “NewsOne Now” to unveil his tribute to the slain 18-year-old Ferguson teen, Michael Brown. The painting titled, “I Could’ve Been… ,” was rendered during the live broadcast of “NewsOne Now” on TV One. Demont and the panel also discussed what role artists play in the movement to […]
St. Louis PD On Mike Brown’s Death: ‘No Different From Typical Larceny From Local Convenience Store’
The St. Louis Police Department continues to circle the wagons around Officer Darren Wilson, the police officer who gunned down unarmed teen Michael Brown on August 9, saying that Brown’s death was no different from a “typical larceny from a local convenience store.” Wilson did not submit a police report, which stoked the anger of […]
While an anonymous group lay red roses where Michael Brown was killed in front of the Canfield Green apartments in Ferguson, his mother Lesley McSpadden showed up; spotted walking through the neighborhood to the impromptu vigil surrounded by residents and journalists. This, as a grand jury weighs evidence on whether to charge Darren Wilson in the case. Follow NewsOne.com’s […]
When I was a kid, “The Talk” meant something different. It meant a father telling his son or a mother telling a daughter about the birds and the bees, a necessary education that all parents should give their children about human sexuality when they reached a certain age. But now, “The Talk” has come to […]
