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Protesters marched around New York voicing displeasure at the failure of grand juries to indict white police officers in the death of unarmed black men. (Dec. 5)
Protesters marched around New York voicing displeasure at the failure of grand juries to indict white police officers in the death of unarmed black men.
Protesters marched near Times Square and entered Grand Central station, where they...
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One person was shot and seven people were arrested early Sunday morning as police imposed a curfew in a St. Louis suburb where a black teen was shot and killed by a white police officer last weekend. (Aug. 17)
(NATS- "No justice. No peace." )
(NATS- "This is police. You are violating a state-imposted curfew.")
NATS "I'm begging you, don't advance any further."
(NATS- "They not moving us. I'm sorry, they not. I don't care what time it is.)...
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After more than two weeks of sometimes-violent street protests, thousands of students in the St. Louis suburb where a white police officer killed an unarmed black 18-year-old finally returned to school Monday. (Aug. 25)
After more than two weeks of sometimes-violent street protests, police and military patrols and a firm grip in the maw of the 24-hour news cycle, 11,000 students in the St. Louis suburb where a white police officer killed an unarmed...
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Police on streets of Ferguson as small group of protesters continue to demonstrate
Small, scattered protests continued in Ferguson on Wednesday night, with no reports of major confrontations or damage to property.
Hours after nightfall, a crowd of protesters lingered outside the Ferguson Police Department, shouting at...
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Dozens of minority congressional staffers and Capitol employees have gathered to protest the killing of unarmed black men by police. (Dec. 11)
Dozens of minority congressional staffers and Capitol employees have gathered to protest the killing of unarmed black men by police.
About 200 workers and a few members of Congress stood on the House steps Thursday and silently raised...
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Brown family lawyers criticise grand jury decision over shooting death
Lawyers for Michael Brown's family said on Tuesday that the process that led to a white officer not being indicted in the fatal shooting of the unarmed, black 18-year-old was unfair and broken.
At a news conference in Ferguson they...
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Protests over death of Eric Garner continue with 'I can't breath' rally
Protesters gathered in New York on Monday night to demonstrate the killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, black men who died at the hands of white police officers.
Groups of protesters with arms raised chanted "Hands up! Don't Shoot"...
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Police have fired multiple smoke canisters into a crowd of defiant protesters in a St. Louis suburb where a black teen had been shot by a white police officer while walking down the street. (Aug. 17)
Police said they fired smoke and tear gas canisters into a crowd of defiant protesters who gathered in a St. Louis suburb early Sunday where a black teen had been shot by a white police officer while walking down the street.
Hundreds of...
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Reverend Al Sharpton was joined by family members of Michael Brown and Eric Garner in Washington, DC on Saturday as thousands marched to call attention to the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police. (Dec. 13)
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Reverend Al Sharpton was joined by family members of Michael Brown and Eric Garner in Washington, DC on Saturday as thousands marched to call attention to the deaths of unarmed black men at...
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The uncle of Ferguson, Missouri teen Michael Brown delivered his first sermon at a St. Louis church since last week's incident, speaking out about the violence and looting that has since plagued the community. (Aug. 17)
The uncle of Ferguson, Missouri teen Michael Brown delivered his first sermon at a St. Louis church since last week's incident, speaking out about the violence and looting that has since plagued the community.
The sermon came on the same...
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Two weeks after Michael Brown was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., a large crowd of people participated in a march organized by the St. Louis County NAACP on Saturday afternoon. (Aug. 23)
The streets of Ferguson, Missouri, remained peaceful Saturday afternoon as tensions between police and protesters subside after nights of violence and unrest that erupted when a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black...
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St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar told media Tuesday hopes people will protest peacefully tonight after a night filled with unrest after the grand jury handed down its decision. (Nov. 25)
St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar told media Tuesday he hopes people will protest peacefully tonight following a night filled with unrest after the grand jury handed down its decision in Ferguson on Monday.
Belmar also worried...
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Police in metro Atlanta are preparing for protests or even unrest as a grand jury in Missouri decides whether to criminally charge a white officer who fatally shot a black man. (Nov. 20)
Police in metro Atlanta are preparing for protests or even unrest as a grand jury in Missouri decides whether to criminally charge a white officer who fatally shot a black man.
DeKalb County officials planned to meet Thursday afternoon...
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Michael Brown's father calls for calm at Peace Fest, mother breaks down
The father of an 18-year-old black man shot to death by a white police officer in the US state of Missouri, called on Sunday for a "day of silence" as he lays his son to rest on Monday.
The more than two weeks since Michael Brown's death...
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A suburban St. Louis police chief on Friday identified the officer whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager ignited days of heated protests. Ferguson police also released a surveillance video showing a robbery prior to the shooting. (Aug. 15)
SOUNDBITE (English) Thomas Jackson, Ferguson Police Chief
" the officer involved in the shooting of michael brown was darren wilson.he's been a police officer for six years, has had no disciplinary action taken against hiM"
SOUNDBITE...
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Rev. Al Sharpton held a press conference with the families of three unarmed black men who died at the hands of police officers, telling reporters he hopes "America realizes the pain of these families." (Nov. 26)
The Rev. Al Sharpton is joining the families of three unarmed black men who recently died at the hands of police officers.
Sharpton's meeting Wednesday came two days after the decision not to indict a white Ferguson, Missouri, police...
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Damaged buildings still smouldering following night of protests
Smoke billowed from burned-out buildings and pavements were strewn with broken glass in Ferguson, Missouri, following a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer in the killing of unarmed black 18-year-old, in one...
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A handful of people are gathered in downtown St. Louis for what the organizer called a "pro-community" car cruise, to be a peaceful counterpoint to the violent protests. (Nov. 27)
A handful of people are gathered in downtown St. Louis for what the organizer is calling a "pro-community" car cruise.
Organizer Paul Byrd says the event is meant to be a peaceful counterpoint to the violence seen earlier this week in...
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Michael Brown's parents say they are unmoved by police chief's apology about their son's shooting
The parents of a US teenager who was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson said on Saturday that they are unmoved by the town police chief's apology.
Instead, Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown Senior, the parents of...
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Hillary Rodham Clinton says the fatal shooting of an unarmed Missouri teenager and the violent protests that followed resulted from frayed bonds of trust in his racially divided community. (Aug. 28)
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Hillary Rodham Clinton says the fatal shooting of an unarmed Missouri teenager and the violent protests that followed resulted from frayed bonds of trust in his racially divided...
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Governor Jay Nixon and Captain Ron Johnson said at a Ferguson press conference Friday that last night's protests happened peacefully. Johnson said there were no arrests and no tear gas was used, unlike at Wednesday's violent protests. (Aug. 15)
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Governor Jay Nixon and Captain Ron Johnson said at a Ferguson press conference Friday that last night's protests happened peacefully.
Johnson said there were no arrests and no tear gas was...
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Tear gas fired as protesters defy curfew in tense town
Police said they fired smoke and tear gas canisters into a crowd of defiant protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, on Sunday night, where an unarmed black teen had been shot by a white police officer while walking down the street.
Hundreds of...
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Ferguson residents who live near the scene of the deadly shooting of Michael Brown, want the roads in their community cleared. (Aug. 21)
Ferguson residents who live near the scene of the August 9th shooting of 18-year old Michael Brown, want the roads in their community cleared.
Residents say they are feeling to trapped by the police tough stance.
Demonstrations began...
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Actor Jon Hamm says that it's 'difficult to watch' the civil unrest in Ferguson
St Louis native, actor John Hamm says he hopes that "cooler heads prevail" in Ferguson and that "people come through it for the better."
Talking about the riots and looting that followed the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by...