200 protesters of all ages, ethnicities were at Ronstadt Transit Center tonight to exercise their freedoms of speech and assembly, against the failure of the Ferguson Missouri grand jury to indict Police Officer Darren Wilson in the August 9, 2014 killing of 18 year old Michael Brown.
All photos taken by and courtesy of freelancer Henry Barajas, former reporter with Tucson Weekly.
Posted in Activism, Carolyn Classen, Community, Tucson
Tagged African American Student Affairs, Betts Putnam-Hidalgo, Black Student Union, darren wilson, Ferguson Missouri, Henry Barajas, Jon McLane, michael brown, MLK Center, protest in Tucson, race relations, racial profiling, Tucson Ferguson Response
Nick Baumann did and he tweeted this as the protest and unrest after the announcement that the grand jury would not indict Ferguson police officer for shooting and killing Michael Brown unfolded.
Here's an image from the Penn State protests after Paterno was fired: pic.twitter.com/HbLonGdrAE
— NickBaumann (@NickBaumann) November 25, 2014
Posted in Activism, Civil Rights, Commentary, Courts, Crime, Donna Gratehouse, Gun Policies, Racism, Terrorism
Tagged darren wilson, Ferguson, joe paterno, michael brown, missouri, nick baumann, penn state
Speaking of “thugs”.
Crossposted from DemocraticDiva.com
Per KPHO comes this report of three arrests in downtown Scottsdale, including of two men who accosted Ferguson decision protesters, which led to a brawl.
A very alert Facebook friend with a long memory pointed out that Busic and Belardine were both volunteer football coaches at Steubenville High School and that Belardine was convicted and served jail time for his role in providing the conditions in which a 16 year old girl was raped and the attack was filmed and passed around social media. Continue reading →
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Posted in Activism, Civil Rights, Commentary, Crime, Donna Gratehouse, Justice, Law Enforcement, Maricopa, Racism
Tagged darren wilson, Ferguson, kpho phoenix, matthew belardine, michael brown, samuel busic, scottsdale, st louis police officers association, st louis rams