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The Funeral of Michael Brown Was a Catalyst for Change and Peace

August 30, 2014

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ferguson Missouri, Funeral, Karen Stokes, Lesley McSpadden, Michael Brown, Reverend Al Sharpton

Red Arrow Rallies: Milwaukee’s Reflection of Ferguson, MO

August 30, 2014

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Corey Stingley, Dontre Hamilton, Eelisa Jones, Michael Brown, Police Shooting, Rally, Red Arrow Park

Walking While Black: Michael Brown, Black Men and White Police Officers

August 30, 2014

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Driving While Black, Ishmael Sistrunk, Michael Brown, St. Louis, Walking While Black

People across the nation affected by the outcry in Ferguson

August 23, 2014

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Darren Wilson, Ferguson Missouri, Karen Stokes, Michael Brown, Police Brutality, Police Shooting, Thomas Jackson

FBI Taking Over U.S. Police Shooting of Teen

August 16, 2014

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: James Knowles, Jim Suhr, Michael Brown, Missouri, Police Shooting, Reverend Al Sharpton, St. Louis, Tom Jackson, Trayvon Martin

Protest

August 16, 2014

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Michael Brown, Non Violent Civil Disobedience, Protests

Helping adults plan for their education futures

March 30, 2013

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Equal Opportunity Center, Esmeralda Cruz, GED HSED High School Equivalency Diploma, MATC, Michael Brown, Rita Muwonge, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

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