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Black teenager shot dead by white cop in ferguson

OPINION: A truth and reconciliation commission for the US?

By Reuters

Ronald C Slye says the US is still influenced by an inheritance of slaves & slaveholders.

  • A screengrab showing people running for cover in Ferguson following gun shots fired at police during the one year anniversary of slain teenager, Michael Brown.

    Ferguson video shows suspect with a gun

    Police say the video shows Tyrone Harris drawing a pistol from his pants.

    2472 days ago
  • Multiple shootings interrupt demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, A gunman exchanged fire with police. That man was hospitalised in critical condition. The officers were not hurt

    State of emergency declared in Ferguson

    The emergency order was issued after officers shot & wounded an 18-year-old man in an exchange of gunfire.

    2473 days ago
  • Police guard a strip mall along West Florrisant Street after a store was looted during a demonstration to mark the one-year anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown on 9 August, 2015 in Ferguson, Missouri. Picture: AFP

    Man shot in Ferguson was 'Michael Brown's friend'

    An 18-year-old friend of the late Michael Brown is recovering in hospital after being shot.

    2474 days ago
  • Multiple shootings interrupt demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, A gunman exchanged fire with police. That man was hospitalised in critical condition. The officers were not hurt.

    Gunfire at Ferguson protests

    There have been multiple shootings at demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, on the anniversary of the killing of black teenager Michael Brown. A gunman exchanged fire with officers and was wounded in the incident.

    2474 days ago
  • Police guard a strip mall along West Florrisant Street after a store was looted during a demonstration to mark the one-year anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown on 9 August, 2015 in Ferguson, Missouri. Picture: AFP.

    Shots fired in Ferguson amid standoff between police, protesters

    Anniversary memorials for Michael Brown begun with a quiet march but the scene later changed dramatically.

    2474 days ago
  • FILE: New York City police arrested more than 60 people as protesters roved in separate groups through Manhattan. Picture: AFP

    Marchers protest police violence in Baltimore, New York

    New York City police arrested more than 60 people as protesters roved in separate groups through Manhattan.

    2576 days ago
  • FILE: A group of protesters demonstrate in downtown Los Angeles, California on 26 November 2014 after a controversial verdict in the police shooting case in Ferguson, Missouri. Picture: EPA.

    Police officers' slaying raises pressure on NY mayor

    It’s thought the attack was intended to avenge recent police killings of unarmed black men.

    2705 days ago
  • Demonstrators walk together during a protest on 3 December 2014 in New York. Protests began after a Grand Jury decided to not indict officer Daniel Pantaleo. Picture: AFP.

    Protests slow in New York after funeral for slain black man

    Streets of New York were mostly quiet after three nights of demonstrations against police violence.

    2720 days ago
  • Protesters walk thorugh fog in East Oakland with their hands raised on the second night of demonstrations following a Staten Island, New York grand jurys decision not to indict a police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner on 4 December, 2014 in Oakland. Picture: AFP.

    Chokehold death: Protesters swarm New York City for 2nd night

    US Attorney-General Eric Holder has now promised a full probe into the case.

    2722 days ago
  • Danielle Bowler.

    Reality in colour

    Danielle Bowler says it’s not safe to be a person of colour in the public space.

    2725 days ago
  • Protesters interrupt Black Friday in Seattle. Picture: Twitter @KOINNews.

    St Louis-area mall closes on Black Friday

    Demonstrators shut down a shopping mall near Ferguson at the start of the holiday shopping season on Friday.

    2728 days ago
  • Protesters face a line of riot police in Ferguson, Missouri, on 24 November 2014. According to St Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, the Grand jury decided that Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. Picture: EPA.

    Ferguson calm as Thanksgiving approaches

    Protests also dwindled in the US as Thanksgiving holiday and wintry weather kept many indoors.

    2729 days ago
  • Members of the Missouri National Guard stand on patrol on West Florissant Avenue on 26 November, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Picture: AFP.

    Ferguson quiet after unrest

    St. Louis police said three people were arrested at a protest near City Hall on Wednesday.

    2730 days ago
  • Richard Poplak. Picture: Twitter.

    Opinion Ferguson burns, SA simmers: US but a matchstick away

    Richard Poplak says the Ferguson protests explain subtle similarities with those from South Africa.

    2731 days ago
  • FILE: Firefighters work to put out a fire at a business after protesters burned buildings in protest against the Grand Jury decision not to indict a white police officer in the shooting of black male, Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri. Picture: EPA.

    Protests erupt across the US in support of Ferguson

    Officer Darren Wilson has broken his silence and said he shot Michael Brown in self defence.

    2731 days ago
  • Police in riot gear move past a vehicle that continues to burn on the street in Ferguson, Missouri, on 24 November 2014. Picture: EPA

    More troops deployed to Ferguson

    The Missouri Governor ordered hundreds of troops to 'take back the streets' as violent protests continue.

    2731 days ago
  • Firefighters work to put out a fire at a business after protesters burned buildings in protest against the Grand Jury decision not to indict a police officer in the shooting death of Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri, USA, 25 November 2014. Picture: EPA.

    Ferguson smoulders after racially charged riots

    About a dozen buildings in suburban Ferguson burned overnight and police fired tear gas at protesters.

    2732 days ago
  • Firemen stand outside a burnt-out laundromat after protesters burned buildings in protest against the Grand Jury decision not to indict a police officer in the shooting death of Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri, USA, 25 November 2014. Picture: EPA.

    61 people arrested in Ferguson

    Angry crowds set fire to buildings and cars and looted businesses with police responding with tear gas.

    2732 days ago
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