Students of the University School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve say they were moved by the recent events taking place in Ferguson, MO and in New York City– so much so that they have planned a Wednesday demonstration. The students are planning a “die-in” demonstration at 3 p.m. at the Biomedical Research Building of CWRU’s […]
CLEVELAND — Protesters in downtown Cleveland blocked off Public Square for more than an hour and are now making their way onto the Shoreway, stopping traffic. At one point protesters lay in the street in Public Square before making their way north on Ontario Street, East on Lakeside Avenue and north on East Ninth […]
KENT, OH (WOIO) – Students at Kent State protested Tuesday, the Ferguson grand jury decision not to indict the officer accused of killing Michael Brown. At least 200 students were marching along Terrace Drive to Oscar Ritchie Hall led by Marvin Logan, USG Executive Director at Kent State University. The crowd was chanting things […]
The Ferguson Police Department has already determined its next steps as the world waits for a verdict from the grand jury in Darren Wilson’s case. Tensions in Ferguson are on a rolling boil as Michael Brown’s supporters get ready to protest should the grand jury decide to clear Darren of charges related to the […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – Family and friends of Raupheal Thomas gathered on Emerling Street at 11 a.m. to march to the Akron Police Department to protest Monday’s deadly shooting. The fatal officer-involved shooting that happened on Monday, November 3. Officers say they responded to a call of two suspicious men on Orrin Street, near […]
The rest of the world may have forgotten about the girls kidnapped from a school in Nigeria, but Alicia Keys has not and she’s doing something about it. As of Tuesday, it’s been six months since Boko Haram abducted more than 230 girls in the middle of the night. Some of them have been able […]
UPDATED 2:38 P.M., 10/13/14: According to a press release released by PICO National Network, 10 clergy leaders and activists were arrested on Monday, after the Moral Monday March. In addition, to scholar Cornel West being arrested, Pastor Michael McBride and founder and President of Sojourners Jim Wallis were also arrested. Pastor McBride released the […]
New Yorkers Against Bratton (NYAB) held another rally/press conference at City Hall Monday, shortly before a city council meeting on officer instruction in light of recent police conduct throughout the city. The organization repudiated the NYPD’s renewed focus on training officers in how they interact with the public. RELATED: New Yorkers Against Bratton Hold Press Conference Denouncing Garner’s […]
New York City residents converged on the Lower East Side Wednesday night for the #HandsUp, #TurnUp march to honor Michael Brown and decry police brutality. RELATED: Attorney General Arrives In Ferguson A contingency of protestors coming from an earlier Palestine rally stormed in to Sara D. Roosevelt Park around 9 p.m., chanting, “Please don’t shoot me […]
More than 100 people held a rally on Sunday night in Ferguson, Mo., for Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown multiple times on August 9th, KDSK reports. RELATED: Missouri Governor Sending National Guard To Ferguson Organized through a “Support Darren Wilson” Facebook page, attendees reportedly signed posters backing the officer. […]