As the Black Lives Matter movement grows around the deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, John Crawford, Akai Gurley—and as of last night, Antonio Martin—where are our favorite artists in this conversation? Where are the protest songs of 2014? » 12/24/14 1:40pm 12/24/14 1:40pm

Since the Ferguson and Eric Garner grand jury decisions, New Yorkers have been staging protests across the city. Over the weekend, thousands took over the streets as part of the Millions March, which happened to coincide with the annual drunkfest that is SantaCon. Gothamist captured video of SantaCon participants who… » 12/16/14 2:00pm 12/16/14 2:00pm

A national survey conducted by the Pew Research Center and USA Today finds that most people do not think race played a major factor in the grad jury decisions not to indict the police officers involved in the killings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. » 12/08/14 9:30pm 12/08/14 9:30pm

On Wednesday, a Staten Island grand jury decided against indicting the Officer Daniel Pantaleo who choked Eric Garner to death on July 17 in an incident that was caught, in its entirety, on film. Suddenly, New York City isn't so far removed from Ferguson or Cleveland or any other place where black people are killed… » 12/03/14 3:00pm 12/03/14 3:00pm

In the wake of the grand jury decision not to charge Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown, activists are encouraging black consumers to turn to economic activism and boycott the busiest shopping day of the year. » 11/26/14 1:30pm 11/26/14 1:30pm

On November 13, 11 days prior to a grand jury's decision to not indict Officer Darren Wilson for the murder of Michael Brown, Pharrell Williams gave an interview to Ebony about racism and Ferguson, MO. The things he said (that Michael Brown's actions looked "bully-ish" and he should have listened to Wilson's orders)… » 11/25/14 4:30pm 11/25/14 4:30pm

In a short preview of an hour-plus interview taped with ABC's George Stephanopoulos at a "secret location," Stephanopoulos revealed that Officer Darren Wilson told him Tuesday that he shot Michael Brown because he "feared for his life." » 11/25/14 3:00pm 11/25/14 3:00pm

Despite pleas for peace from Michael Brown's family and President Barack Obama, violence broke out in parts of Ferguson, Missouri, following a grand jury decision to not indict Officer Darren Wilson. » 11/25/14 12:05am 11/25/14 12:05am

The first images of the injuries Officer Darren Wilson sustained before he killed Michael Brown have just been released. These are images that helped a grand jury decide not to indict him. » 11/24/14 11:14pm 11/24/14 11:14pm

President Barack Obama addressed the nation on Monday, following a grand jury's decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Mike Brown. » 11/24/14 10:30pm 11/24/14 10:30pm

In a detailed investigation complete with the above video, the Daily Kos reports that the distance between Darren Wilson's SUV and the point on Canfield Drive where Michael Brown collapsed was not 35 feet, as Ferguson police have been saying for over 100 days: rather, it was 148 feet. » 11/21/14 11:30am 11/21/14 11:30am

The Ku Klux Klan got the Anonymous treatment over the weekend after they threatened protestors in Ferguson, Mo. with "lethal force." In response, the online hacker group donned their digital cape, took over the group's twitter account and posted an image of a Klansman hanging from a noose. Then the doxxing began. » 11/17/14 1:15pm 11/17/14 1:15pm

Michael Brown's parents, Michael Brown Sr. and Lesley McSpadden, will speak at the United Nations' conference on human rights this month in Geneva, Switzerland. As they head overseas to talk about American police's pattern of murdering minorities, Officer Darren Wilson who fatally shot Brown is probably relaxing… » 11/05/14 10:00am 11/05/14 10:00am

Someone set fire to a Michael Brown memorial near where the 18-year-old was shot in Ferguson, Missouri on Tuesday morning. » 9/23/14 2:50pm 9/23/14 2:50pm

In St. Louis, Mo., the next black political superstar might’ve revealed himself — he’s 11. Recently, Marquis Govan took on the St. Louis City Council, and CBS’ Jane Pauley, explaining that they’re focusing on the looting in Ferguson, Mo. but real problems, like job creation, aren’t being solved. 11-year-olds know… » 9/22/14 12:20pm 9/22/14 12:20pm

Mike Brown’s juvenile record may become public knowledge, thanks to a petition filed by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and a Californian journalist. A Circuit Court judge has taken the issue under advisement, meanwhile, the grand jury is stuck with controversial pro-police St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch. » 9/03/14 3:30pm 9/03/14 3:30pm