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Lawmakers Make ‘Hands Up’ Gesture on House Floor
(Politico) – Several lawmakers took to the House floor Monday evening to make the “Hands up, don’t shoot,” gesture to…
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Nation’s Classrooms Reflect on Ferguson Decision
CHRISTINE ARMARIO, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When his high school English students came to class, Tom Rademacher knew…
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Long History of Political Gestures in Sports
EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer The “Hands-up. Don’t shoot!” gesture that five St. Louis Rams made during pregame wasn’t the…
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STL Rams Show Support for Ferguson Protesters
Police Officers Association Seek Disciplinary Action for Gesture Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American Members of the…
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White House Debated Ferguson Trip
(Politico) – The White House debated sending President Barack Obama directly into riot-torn Ferguson, Missouri, to address the racially…
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Holder Announces Plan to Target Racial Profiling
KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Speaking at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta — the church where the Rev.…
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Failure to Indict White Cop in Ferguson will Not Derail Movement for Justice
by Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The failure of a St. Louis County grand jury to indict…
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Another Police Homicide
by Nayaba Arinde and Herb Boyd Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American It was déjà vu all…
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Garth Brooks Cites Ferguson for Cancellation
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Garth Brooks has canceled a Thanksgiving appearance on NBC’s “Tonight” show because he said…
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A Glance at Ferguson: Then, Now and the Future
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protests are scheduled at shopping centers around the country in response to a grand jury’s…
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