ferguson

In the aftermath of the high-profile police-involved shooting of an unarmed Black teen and other incidences, the federal government is preparing to sue the Ferguson,…

Rapper Talib Kweli has been one of few celebrities to actively support the non-violent movement for justice and fair laws since last fall in Ferguson. In…

Ferguson is still trying to figure out (new) ways to handle criminal behavior. And the town’s Assistant Police Chief Al Eickhoff has proposed a new device that when…

  After a grand jury decided not to indict former Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson in the death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, many hoped…

A St. Louis County police department is trying to make amends after a Black man was wrongfully arrested and beaten due to mistaken identity. Joseph Swink…

I applaud artists, celebrities, actors and entertainers who have been using their platforms to speak about important issues that are happening in the world right now. Get To Know Houston’s Own Poet Extraordinaire @IAmJoeP [EXCLUSIVE] It’s going to take more people like Houston’s own Joe P to change what’s going on in our society right […]

Chicago-bred rapper Common (pictured) is known for his socially conscious music; Sunday night at the Golden Globes, he delivered a moving speech about how what happened…

I’m am so freaking grateful that our generation of artists and entertainers are stepping up and using their platforms to bring light to topics that need to be discussed. Lyric Michelle has always made it a point to keep audiences talking through the things she preaches in her music and poetry. Check out “The Rhetoric” […]

I admire the fact that Elijah Blake is using his platform for a greater cause. So many artists and celebrities and people of a high caliber keep quiet about important issues that are happening in our world, so it’s refreshing to see a young man go against that grain. Watch Elijah’s “We Are One” here:

They might all be part of the thin blue line while on the clock, but Black officers worry about their own well-being when they’re off-duty.…