*Former Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson could be cleared for fatally shooting Michael Brown, according to the New York Times. In its report, which...

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MLK Marches with Mike Brown, Eric Garner and Trayvon Martin on New Yorker Cover

*Imagine a world where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. marches with slain black males who ignited a current day Civil Rights Movement and inspiring the...

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Sharpton Notes Parallel of Ferguson & Oscars ‘Appalling’ Lack of Diversity

*Thursday’s announcement of this year’s Oscar nominations hit a sour note for many people as social media exploded with reaction to the notable absence...

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Why No National Outcry After Shooting Death of Black Woman by Ann Arbor, MI Police?

*(Via Raw Story) - The day before Aura Rosser was shot and killed by Officer David Reid of the Ann Arbor Police Department in...

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Azealia Banks, Black Twitter Respond to Kendrick Lamar’s Comments on Ferguson

*In an interview with Billboard, Kendrick Lamar made some controversial comments while talking about police brutality and what the nation should do about it. He specifically referenced...

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Oprah Winfrey Criticized Over ‘Leadership’ Comments

*Oprah Winfrey’s comments regarding the lack of leadership behind nationwide demonstrations against the treatment of African-Americans by police is hitting a bad note among...

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Mentally Ill Tanisha Anderson’s Death Ruled Homicide while in Police Custody

*(Via USA Today) - In Cleveland, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office has classified the November death of a 37-year-old woman who was in...

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Ferguson Grand Jury Member Sues Prosecutor for ‘Mischaracterizing’ Process

*A member of the grand jury that decided not to indict former Ferguson, Missouri, Police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old...

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Missouri History Museum Gathering Ferguson Items, Images

*Cultural images from the Ferguson protests are headed into a museum. Street-artist paintings on boards protecting store windows, signs bearing the now iconic statement, "Hands...

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