Michael Brown shooting
The latest news and comment on the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri
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NAACP's six-day, 134-mile 'Journey for Justice' reaches Missouri capital cityDozens of marchers joined by hundreds of supporters in Jefferson City for rally in capitol rotunda -
Did you join a protest against the Michael Brown and Eric Garner decisions? Share your stories and photosAfter Michael Brown and Eric Garner’s deaths, protesters have taken to the streets across America. Have you joined them? Tell us what you’ve seen -
What President Obama told me about Ferguson's movement: think big, but go gradualPhillip Agnew: When my fellow young leaders and I walked into the Oval Office this week, we felt empowered and powerless at the same time. The president said we shouldn’t demand too much, too soon -
Jessica Valenti: Of all the people’s experiences we should be listening to right now, white people are at the bottom of the totem pole#CrimingWhileWhite is exactly what's wrong with white privilege
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‘I can’t breathe’: hands up from across the globe at Eric Garner protests – video
As protests into a chokehold death at the hands of the NYPD continue, Guardian US columnist Steven W Thrasher visits the 'scene of a crime that is not the scene of a crime' and looks ahead to a movement that isn't going to end anytime soon
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Obama under pressure over response to police killings after Eric Garner decisionPresident creates task force and pledges to work with New York mayor after latest police killing of an unarmed black man prompts more unrest
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Ferguson business owners say business is down 50% as they rebuildA week after riots and unrest in Ferguson, small business owners with destroyed property find themselves at the center of the city’s attempts to move on
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St Louis police rebuked for Facebook warning after Tamir Rice shootingPublic dismayed after St Louis County police weigh in social media about shooting of Rice, a 12-year-boy in Ohio who was playing with a replica gun
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Trevor Timm column If Eric Garner's killer can't be indicted, what cop possibly could? It's time to fix grand juries
Trevor Timm: When even video evidence of another police killing doesn’t lead to indictments anymore, you know we need to upend this miscarriage of justiceIf Eric Garner's killer can't be indicted, what cop possibly could? It's time to fix grand juries
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Jeb Lund: Go ask Megyn Kelly. This is what happens when logic and proportion get subjected to six straight hours of victim-blamingEric Garner + Mike Brown + Fox News = the White Knights talking backwards
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The real problem in Ferguson, New York and all of America is institutional racismVincent Warren: Black men are not dying at the hands of (mostly) white cops – nor are those cops being excused from legal responsibility – because of mutual ‘distrust’
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Steven W Thrasher column The Eric Garner decision confirms a holiday of horrors. 'Tis the season for more protest, not less
Steven W Thrasher: Pretending that we should keep calm and carry on – that we even can – is a bigger fantasy than Santa ClausThe Eric Garner decision confirms a holiday of horrors. 'Tis the season for more protest, not less -
Tamir Rice's family remember 12-year-old at Cleveland memorial — in picturesOn Wednesday, a memorial service was held for Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old Cleveland boy shot to death by a police officer
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Michael Brown's stepfather says he's sorry for rant, but not to blame for riotsLouis Head tells CNN he was full of emotions after grand jury decision announcement not to indict police officer Darren Wilson
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Roxane Gay column What the St Louis Rams know about Ferguson is a righteous glimpse of the way forward
Roxane Gay: Protesting the death of Michael Brown is not a political act, no matter what the pundits say. These are five men who don’t want to die for being black. This is personalWhat the St Louis Rams know about Ferguson is a righteous glimpse of the way forward
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Police investigating Michael Brown's stepfather for comments to crowdLouis Head’s angry comments, including ‘Burn this bitch down!’, captured on video after grand jury decision not to indict
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US attorney Eric Holder cheered for supporting Ferguson protesters - video
Eric Holder is cheered by crowds in Atlanta after his speech on racial profiling was interrupted by people protesting against Michael Brown's shooting in Ferguson
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Holder says new Justice Department rules will 'help end racial profiling once and for all'US attorney general announces rigorous new standards and robust safeguards for federal law enforcement to end racial bias and ensure fair, effective policing
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St Louis Rams deny apologising to police for 'hands up' gesturePolice post dictionary definition of ‘apology’ on Twitter after team says call to police chief was not apology for Michael Brown tribute
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Holder cheered for endorsing Ferguson protesters who interrupted speech‘I ain’t mad at you, all right?’ attorney general tells audience at Martin Luther King’s church after protest briefly halts address on racial profiling
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Obama's Ferguson response will leave assault rifles and vehicles of war on American streets
Trevor Timm column Obama's Ferguson response will leave assault rifles and vehicles of war on American streets
Trevor Timm: More money for body-cams that might not work, ‘valuable’ mini-tanks meant for Iraq, seizing billions from citizens – these aren’t the solutions we’re looking for, Mr President -
Jonathan Jones: Framing the debate: It’s absurd that a nation’s new, yet old, encounter with its most destructive division can be summed up by this soppy picture of a tearful hugThe touching hug photo from Ferguson protests is a blatant lie
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Swapping guns for Tasers won't stop cops who kill black people. What can?Sophie Khan: If the US really wants to curb police violence after Ferguson, it should learn from the UK’s national review of officers’ use of force. Because it’s working
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Obama resists demands to curtail police militarisation calling instead for improved officer training
Obama resists demands to curtail police militarisation calling instead for improved officer training
Obama has separately asked for extra federal funds to reform police departments across the country in wake of protests that followed death of Michael Brown -
Chris Rock: 'When we talk about racial progress in America, it’s all nonsense'The comedian spoke at length about Ferguson, Bill Cosby and Obama’s presidency ahead of the release of his new film Top Five
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Michael Brown fallout: protesters stage walkouts and die-ins across USStudents and workers in ‘Hands Up Walkout’ demonstrations as organisers evoke civil rights imagery of Rosa Parks
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Missouri police union condemns 'tasteless' NFL players' 'hands up' gestureOfficers’ union calls for St Louis players to be disciplined over ‘hands-up’ gesture and threaten boycott of NFL advertisers
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The revolution will be live-tweeted: why #BlackLivesMatter is the new model for civil rightsKhalil Gribran Muhammad: Black Power may have devolved into a fight to exist, but what if that’s a good thing? Ferguson’s young protesters are moving forward in all the right ways
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St Louis Rams players raise hands in apparent Ferguson gestureFive players in apparent show of solidarity with protesters over Michael Brown shooting before game against Oakland Raiders
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Michael Brown family vow to fight on despite Darren Wilson's resignationFamily lawyer says ‘They really will look at every legal avenue’ while Wilson’s attorney says Police officer quit after threats of violence
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Ferguson, Missouri: Darren Wilson resignation not enough, say protesters - video
Protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, return to the city police station on Saturday night to reject the resignation of officer Darren Wilson
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Why Darren Wilson is driving you madMatthew Pratt Guterl: Do not accept the Ferguson police officer’s retirement. Just keep talking about his phantasmagorical fear of the black body – or else
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Ferguson protesters set off on 120-mile march to state capital - video
Activists in Ferguson, Missouri, and supporters from across the country gather on Saturday to begin a 120-mile march from Ferguson to the state capital in Jefferson City
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Darren Wilson: Police officer who shot Michael Brown quitsDarren Wilson had been on administrative leave since 9 August shooting that sparked protests across the US
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The Guardian view on policing in America: colour sharpens the conflict