The lawsuit, filed by nine demonstrators on August 28, 2014, allege police unlawfully arrested, beat, deployed tear gas and bullets at them during the Ferguson protests.

The municipal court judge in Ferguson, Mo. ordered the withdrawal of all arrest warrants issued before December 31, 2014

The fatal police shooting of a Black teenager in St. Louis Wednesday sparked more protests in a city already plagued with racial tension

Longtime civil rights activist Dr. Benjamin Chavis has this to say about people who complain they’re tired of protest marches: “A lot of people say…

As a community grapples with the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown and yet another Black male shot by police in Ferguson, Missouri,…

Just a day after the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, the city of Ferguson was placed in a state of emergency, leaving many to realize not much…

Tyrone Harris, the 18-year-old that was shot by Ferguson police after allegedly firing at officers at the one-year anniversary of the protests in the city,…

In settlement of a lawsuit brought by Ferguson, Mo. protesters, three police agencies will restrict use of tear gas and other chemical weapons on crowds, according…

Ferguson

It’s no secret that some college students like to, well, “turn up,” over spring break. But, some activists in Ferguson, Mo., are asking students to…

National

The Huffington Post is reporting that #BlackLivesMatter, the social movement formulated to protest against violence and oppression in the African American community, officially condemned the…

UPDATED Thursday, March 5, 2015, at 1103 a.m., EST– The Civil Rights Movement of the 20th Century was perhaps the most significant call for justice in modern…

Ferguson

Within hours of the announcement that a grand jury had decided not to indict Darren Wilson, a wave of anger swept through Ferguson, Missouri. The…