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Warner Bros Set for Mike Brown Film Based on his Mom’s Book (Report)

*A film about the police shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown is reportedly in the works at Warner Bros. According to The Tracking Board, the studio...

Stevie Wonder to Minneapolis Youth: ‘You Cannot Say Black Lives Matter and Then Kill Yourselves’

*Stevie Wonder spoke directly to Minneapolis youth on Saturday (June 17) about the epidemic of gun violence, an event that came one day after...

Michael Brown’s Mom, Lezley McSpadden, Receives High School Diploma Along with Daughter

*Here's something interesting and inspiring. Lezley McSpadden, the mother of Michael Brown, recently walked across the stage in Missouri to receive her high school...

Cleveland Cop Who Fatally Shot Tamir Rice Has Been Fired

*The Cleveland police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice has been fired by the department for “providing false information” on his application...

The Ferguson Uprising Story Told in ‘Whose Streets?’ – WATCH TRAILER

*Told by the activists and leaders who live and breathe this movement for justice, WHOSE STREETS? is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising. When...

Father of Jordan Edwards Sues Policeman Who Fatally Shot Him

*The father of Jordan Edwards, the black 15-year-old honors student fatally shot while in a car that was driving away, has filed an excessive force...

Officer Involved in Fatal Shooting of Black Teen Jordan Edwards Has Been Fired

*The Balch Springs, Texas police officer who authorities said shot into a car Saturday, killing 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, was fired Tuesday. The Police Department said...

Ex S.C. Cop to Plead Guilty of Civil Rights Violation in Walter Scott Shooting

*Former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager is pleading guilty to violating the civil rights of Walter Scott, the unarmed black motorist he fatally shot...

More Ferguson Unrest After New Video Casts Doubt on Claim Michael Brown Robbed Store

*Gunfire rang out in Ferguson, Missouri Sunday night following the release of new surveillance footage showing Michael Brown in the store that police claimed he...

AG Jeff Sessions Questions Validity of Justice Dept. Reports on Ferguson and Chicago Policing

*Trump’s new Attorney General Jeff Sessions has questioned reports published by his agency about policing in Chicago and Ferguson, Missouri, describing "some of it"...

Google Pledges $11.5 Million Toward Organizations Fighting for Racial Equality

*Google announced Thursday that its humanitarian arm, Google.org, has pledged a total of $11.5 million toward research and data analysis for organizations dedicated to achieving...

Review: PBS Film ‘The Talk’ Explores Conversation Black Families Have About Encountering Police

*Tonight, PBS premieres “The Talk: Race in America,” a documentary from director/producer Sam Pollard that examines the conversation that inevitably takes place in most...

Release of Ferguson Doc ‘Whose Streets?’ to Coincide With Anniversary of Mike Brown’s Death

*Magnolia Pictures has picked up North American rights to “Whose Streets?, a documentary on the unrest in Ferguson, MO from Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis,...

Review: Frontline’s Two-Part ‘Divided States of America’

*PBS's Frontline enters the crowded field of Obama specials this week with a four hour, two-night drilling into the political partisanship and racially-charged opposition...

Michael Brown Update: Parents Fight Ferguson for Access to His Records

*Michael Brown's parents have a problem with a request from the city of Ferguson for their son's medical and academic records. The city wants them...

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