News

In Ferguson, scathing US report brings pressure for change

By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department report says blacks in Ferguson, Missouri, are disproportionately subject to excessive police force, baseless traffic stops and citations for infractions as petty as walking down the middle […]

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After spotlight, Ferguson faces a challenging road forward

By ALLEN G. BREED  FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — It’s doubtful they were aware, but the rioters who torched Juanita Morris’ dress shop had strayed a couple of blocks beyond the Ferguson city limits and into the […]

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Hundreds march as California protests continue

By KRISTIN J. BENDER and PAUL ELIAS BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of protesters angered at the killing of unarmed black men by white police officers marched through downtown Berkeley streets Tuesday night as protests continued in Northern […]

Editorials

My thoughts about Ferguson

By Bishop Ronnie Crudup No doubt the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri will go down as one of the top stories of 2014. It is a story which has captured the attention of […]