The parents of Michael Brown appeared at a news conference in tears, demanding justice in the wake of the deadly shooting that took the life of their son. “We need justice for our son,” said Brown’s father, Louis Head, standing beside his wife Lesley McSpadden, who was barely able to stand behind a podium, slumped […]
UPDATE (8/11/2014, 6:03 PM ET): The livestream of the Brown family press conference has ended. Please check NewsOne.com for further updates or follow NewsOne.com on Facebook. Watch LIVE the Brown family speak to the press and public in Ferguson, Missouri.
FERGUSON, Mo. — A candlelight vigil for 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 who tried to block access to parts of the city. Streets in Ferguson upended on Sunday […]
FERGUSON, Mo. — A local NAACP chapter has called for a federal investigation into the death of a Black teenager who was shot by police in a St. Louis suburb. Eighteen-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed Saturday afternoon near his grandmother’s house by a Ferguson police officer. St. Louis County police have not given […]
Friday on “NewsOne Now,” host Roland Martin talked with criminal defense attorney Glenn Ivey, about former District of Columbia Councilman Michael A. Brown and other black politicians charged with corruption. Martin and the “NewsOne Now” panel questioned if black politicians are being unfairly targeted in these corruption investigations. Be sure to listen to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, weekdays at 7 a.m. […]
