By Karen Stokes “Mike said he was going to shake the world,” said Cal Brown, Michael Brown Jr.’s stepmother during the funeral. And shake the world he did. This week approximately 5,000 … [Read more...]
Red Arrow Rallies: Milwaukee’s Reflection of Ferguson, MO
By Eelisa Jones On Monday, Aug 25th at 4 P.M. about seventy people gathered at Water Street’s Red Arrow Park. Rally participants crowded around the park’s ice rink – some donning shirts with … [Read more...]
Walking While Black: Michael Brown, Black Men and White Police Officers
By Ishmael Sistrunk Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American I understand. Violence and looting have ripped apart North County since the shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by a … [Read more...]
People across the nation affected by the outcry in Ferguson
By Karen Stokes The tragic events surrounding the Michael Brown Jr. case in Ferguson, Missouri has ignited emotions not only nationally but internationally. Michael Brown, an unarmed … [Read more...]
FBI Taking Over U.S. Police Shooting of Teen
Jim Suhr, ASSOCIATED PRESS FERGUSON, Missouri (AP) — The FBI was taking over the investigation of a suburban St. Louis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager, a death that … [Read more...]
Protest
Ferguson shows there is still power in protest. In Ferguson, Missouri, hundreds marched after the shooting of Michael Brown, 18, Black, and unarmed, by a White officer. Standing face-to-face with … [Read more...]
Helping adults plan for their education futures
Esmeralda Cruz was nervous about making the transition from Milwaukee Area Technical College to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Michael Brown wanted to complete his GED (General Education … [Read more...]