KEY MOMENTS AND EVENTS
Ferguson Solidarity Actions
Learn about upcoming global Ferguson solidarity actions at Ferguson Action and Ferguson National Response Network.
Justice Dept. to investigate NYC chokehold death
The Justice Department will conduct a federal investigation into the chokehold death of an unarmed black man after a grand jury in New York City declined to indict the white police officer who applied the move, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday.
‘Black Lives Matter,’ NYC Mayor Says After Grand Jury Doesn’t Indict Officer
Citing "centuries of racism that have brought us to this day," New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says that the fact that protesters have rallied around the statement "Black lives matter" reflects a sad situation, that such an idea needs to be both stated and repeated.
#FergusonNext
#FergusonNext is a solution-based collaboration between Guardian US Opinion, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Page, Ebony.com, Colorlines, The St. Louis American and The St. Louis Riverfront Times.
Breaking: Ferguson Activists Meet with President Obama to Demand an End to Police Brutality Nationwide
Today President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder met with seven Black and Latino organizers – from Ferguson, Mo.; Columbus, Ohio; Miami, Florida; and New York City – who have been leading some of the ongoing actions to disrupt a status quo that is intolerable.
Dear Mr. President: A Letter From Tef Poe
Dear Mr. President, I write this letter with high hopes that it reaches you with a sober heart and a pair of open ears...