Tag: Ferguson

To soothe race relations in the U.S., New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof thinks the federal government should look for help from former daytime TV queen Oprah Winfrey. (AP Photo)

New York Times columnist recommends Oprah lead government commission on race

Eddie Scarry · December 1, 2014 1:40 pm

People protest outside the Ferguson Police Department headquarters Saturday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Obama to huddle with civil rights leaders, law enforcement

Susan Crabtree · December 1, 2014 3:47 am

‘This Week’ Panel on Ferguson, Politics, and 2016 Elections

Daniel Halper · November 30, 2014 8:48 pm

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said Sunday that he wanted to see Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson indicted, arguing that a full trial would have been the best way to resolve issues surrounding the shooting death of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Mass. Gov. Patrick on Ferguson: ‘Of course I wanted to see an indictment’

Sean Higgins · November 30, 2014 5:42 pm

Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown, Sr., left, parents of teenager Michael Brown who was shot by a policeman in Ferguson, Mo., and attorney Daryl Parks, center, speak during a press conference, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)

Brown attorney indicates civil suit planned

Sean Higgins · November 30, 2014 3:41 pm

The parents of Michael Brown, Lesley McSpadden, left, and Michael Brown, Sr., right, take part in an interview with The Associated Press about the shooting death by a police officer of their unarmed 18-year-old son, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Parents of Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin meet in Florida

Justin Green · November 29, 2014 9:03 pm

In this Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014 photo provided by Johnny Nguyen, Portland police Sgt. Bret Barnum, left, and Devonte Hart, 12, hug at a rally in Portland, Ore., where people had gathered in support of the protests in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Johnny Huu Nguyen)

Rand Paul calls viral Ferguson photo ‘sign of hope’

Justin Green · November 29, 2014 8:04 pm

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon speaks Aug. 16 at a news conference dealing with the aftermath of the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Jay Nixon announces special session for Ferguson funding

Justin Green · November 29, 2014 3:15 pm

Washington Secrets

Zogby Report Card: Obama relevant, but ineffective on Ferguson, jobs

Paul Bedard · November 29, 2014 12:00 pm

UN panel dings U.S. on torture, police brutality

Brian Hughes · November 28, 2014 4:30 pm

The Ferguson police search blacks more often even though they are less likely to be found with contraband. These disparities are typical of vehicle "consent searches" in other jurisdictions. (iStock)

What racially biased policing looks like

Steve Chapman · November 28, 2014 10:00 am

In this Aug. 9, 2014, file photo, a crowd gathers near the scene where 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot by police in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Carson, File)

Ferguson obscures bigger problems in the ‘black community’

Larry Elder · November 28, 2014 5:50 am