Tag: Ferguson

shanellbklyn:

dynastylnoire:

stair-diving-with-hayes:

Ladies and Gentleman, the man that will be in history books. He was throwing the burning tear gas. Not to the cops but away from the children protesting. In his American Shirt and bag of chips. Check his twitter.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST

HE HAS ALSO STATED NOT TO PURCHASE THE T-SHIRTS THAT ARE BEING SOLD WITH HIS IMAGE BECAUSE HIM NOR THE TOWN OF FERGUSON WILL SEE THAT MONEY! 

Just needs to be stated again! 

“Not to the cops but away from the children protesting”

aroace-enjolras:

Tonight in Ferguson:

  • Stores are looted while police look on from armored vehicles.
  • Armored convoys confront the protesters
  • Police are taking a gentler tone, “Please disperse. We don’t want anyone to get hurt.” (TouloseO)
  • Protesters protect stores from looters

In other words, the progress made last night wasn’t as permanent as some may have anticipated. 

Don’t let this die. Don’t forget about this, the way everyone’s forgotten about so many things. Don’t let your government condone this shit. 

For All Your News Needs:

AntonioFrench

ToluseO

Yamishe

I am Mike Brown Live

coffeeandniall:

i’ve seen a lot of people reblogging news from ferguson, wondering if the situation has changed at all. the answer is YES—massively! so i thought i would compile some updates, courtesy of alderman antonio french (who, less than 24 hours ago, was being [wrongfully] held in jail for alleged unlawful assembly). the time right now is 4:20AM CST, august 15th.

yesterday afternoon—thursday, august 14th—ferguson & stl police were taken out of control of ferguson and replaced with MO highway patrol, led by captain ron johnson, who grew up in the area. his first order of business was to order police to remove their masks and cease violent tactics.

orange cones replaced tanks, the police line vanished, not a drop of tear gas was in sight and families felt safe enough to have their young people out protesting with them. without the fear tactics and police intimidation, people came out in droves to support ferguson.

the discussion of mike brown cannot end here. the relief is palpable and the decrease of tension under johnson’s excellent leadership is a huge mercy, but justice has not been served yet. now, hopefully, citizens will get to work together with the legal system for swift and transparent justice for mike brown & the countless other black men & women across the nation who have been unlawfully treated, and in many cases died, at the hands of police. let all of us use the alleviated atmosphere to focus the conversation, focus the nation. #mikebrown 

BREAKING: A remarkable change has happened in Ferguson, MO. With the Missouri Highway Patrol taking leadership instead of the St. Louis City Police, there’s less police presence, and almost no military-esque police presence. I get to share partly good news in tonight’s blogging. Let’s hope it stays that way. Here’s updates from Ferguson’s protests and protests around the country.

thepoliticalfreakshow:

BREAKING: The name of the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown is expected to be released tomorrow.

BREAKING: A remarkable change has happened in Ferguson, MO. With the Missouri Highway Patrol taking leadership instead of the St. Louis City Police, there’s less police presence, and almost no military-esque police presence. I get to share partly good news in tonight’s blogging. Let’s hope it stays that way. Here’s updates from Ferguson’s protests and protests around the country.

nishimikan:

if you have the bandwidth, the hard drive space, etc: download the videos, save the photos, screencap the tweets about ferguson. there is media disappearing from twitter and facebook and reposting media may be the only way these things continue circulating.