Heads keep rolling in ferguson missouri. The police chief Thomas Jackson is stepping down. John shaw resigned, joining the local judge and court clerk who have already done so. They were slammed in a report last week that accused the city of fostering racism. It says the city police and local court colluded in targeting fergusons black residents with petty fines arrests and incarcerations. Why . To boost the citys finances. Meanwhile, fergusons mayor john knowles says he plans to stay put. Cleared officer Darren Wilson saying he shot Michael Brown in self defense. But fergusons profit driven Law Enforcement system poisoned relations with the community. Now resignations or not, the only way for things to change in ferguson is if the community exercises its civic duty and votes. Its only had two black City Council Members in its entire history. Only one of the current Six City Council ors isors is black. Today is the last day for voters to register. This past Weekend College students fro
Council. Im ali velshi and this is real money. Heads keep rolling in ferguson, missouri. The police chief Thomas Jackson is stepping down. John shaw resigned, joining the local judge and court clerk who have already done so. They were slammed in a report last week that accused the city of fostering racism. It says the city police and local court colluded in targeting fergusons black residents with petty fines arrests and incarcerations. Why . To boost the citys finances. Meanwhile, fergusons mayor john knowles says he plans to stay put. Cleared officer Darren Wilson saying he shot Michael Brown in self defense. But fergusons profit driven Law Enforcement system poisoned relations with the community. Now resignations or not the only way for things to change in ferguson is if the community exercises its civic duty and votes. Its only had two black City Council Members in its entire history. Only one of the current Six City Council ors isors is black. Today is the last day for voters to r
Running away. The officer then handcuff scott as he was lessft face down, and the officer then shows the officer planting a taser. Then to ferguson missouri, which hold its first municipal election since the shooting of michael brown. For the first time in fergusons 20year history, the sixmember city council will have three africanamericans. And to chicago where mayor rahm emanuel has survived a runoff against progressive challenger chuy garcia. Mayor emanuel to all the people of chicago who have given me the privilege to serve as your mayor for another four years, thank you, god bless you, and god bless chicago. Amy and we will speak with broadcaster tavis smiley about his new book, my journey with maya. Maya angelou you may try todod me in the very dark, but still like dust, i rise. Amy all that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A White South Carolina Police officer has been charged with murder after a video show
Police officer is charged with firstdegree murder after a cell phone video showed him shooting eight times into the back of a 50yearold africanamerican man named walter scott who was running away. The officer then handcuff scott as he was lessft face down, and the officer then shows the officer planting a taser. Then to ferguson missouri, which hold its first municipal election since the shooting of Michael Brown. For the first time in fergusons 20year history, the sixmember city council will have three africanamericans. And to chicago where mayor rahm emanuel has survived a runoff against progressive challenger chuy garcia. Mayor emanuel to all the people of chicago who have given me the privilege to serve as your mayor for another four years, thank you, god bless you, and god bless chicago. Amy and we will speak with broadcaster tavis smiley about his new book, my journey with maya. Maya angelou you may try todod me in the very dark, but still like dust, i rise. Amy all that and more
MARIETTA Two more charges were added to the indictment of a Vincent man facing multiple counts of rape, sexual battery and gross sexual imposition this week