ferguson
A Black Lives Matter Painter Explains How Art Can Be Activism
Langston Allston sees his murals for Alton Sterling and other victims of police brutality as a way to "help people plug in who weren't previously plugged in."
Anonymous Says It Just Outed a Bunch of Members of the Ku Klux Klan
Dozens of email addresses and phone numbers the online hacktivist collective claims are affiliated with the KKK are making the rounds.
An Interview with Lexi, 19, the Fall Out Boy-Loving Ferguson Police Supporter Who Became a Meme
"I would rather get hit by something than let it hit them."
Everyone's Laughing at This Fall Out Boy Fan Who Is Defending Armed Police in Ferguson with Her Life
"I would rather get hit by something than let it hit them," she said about the police officers behind her, all of whom were wearing body armour.
We Spoke to the Activist Behind #BlackLivesMatter About Police Racism in Britain and America
"Britain has done a great job as painting itself as the humanitarian, with the US being the torturer. But that shit ain't true."
New Mexico Cops Are Facing Murder Charges For Shooting a Homeless Man in the Back
The district attorney decided to skip a grand jury and charge two officers with an open count of murder.
Why Can't Ferguson Grand Jurors Talk About the Darren Wilson Case?
A 1990 Supreme Court ruling suggests the grand juror suing Missouri for the right to speak out has a decent shot at victory.
Will We Ever Find Out What Happened During the Eric Garner Grand Jury Proceedings?
The New York Civil Liberties Union and the Legal Aid Society are demanding that the Staten Island district attorney release details on how the grand jury decided not to indict NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo for Eric Garner's death.
Barack and Michelle Obama Told 'People' Magazine They've Been Racially Profiled
It should come as no surprise that the Obama family has felt the sting of racial prejudice in their lives. The Obama presidency has been defined by race, because in America, we're all defined by race.
I Went to a Pro-NYPD Rally Friday Night and Shit Got Ugly
On a cold Friday night in New York, about 50 people gathered to show their support for Gotham's finest, but it wasn't long before counter-protesters angry about police brutality arrived.
A Racist with a History of Lying Was a Witness in the Darren Wilson Grand Jury
A new report suggests that 45-year-old Sandra McElroy, a serial liar with a history of head trauma, may have helped get Officer Darren Wilson off scot-free after killing Michael Brown.
Ice Cube's 'The Predator' Was the Most Relevant Album of 2014 That Came Out in 1992
Twenty-plus years later, the hip-hop classic unfortunately still speaks to the social injustice in America.