This is a dope story of athletes trying to do all they can for something they believe in. As you all know last month prior to a game, a few members of the St.Louis Rams came out with their hands raised showing their support for the “Hands up, Don’t Shoot” protests that were going on around the country as a result of what happened between Mike Brown and officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson. Well even though the local police tried to scold them they decided to take a step further and help out.
NFL: Rams Players Who Did “Hands Up” Protests Take It Further With $10K Donation, Attend Ferguson Xmas Party
(Video) Ferguson Protestors Blast Al Sharpton for DC March
Ferguson Protestors Blast Al Sharpton for DC March, While #MillionsMarchNYC successfully brought over 50,000 protestors together for Ferguson and the #BlackLivesMatter movement this weekend, little word came out of the Washington DC march that happened on the same day, until now. Ferguson Protestors Blast Al Sharpton and his National Action Network (NAN), the face and organizers of the DC march, after they reportedly cut off the mics while Ferguson youth who’ve been leading the protests “from the beginning” were speaking. Twitter immediately blew up, going on to cite more DC march incidents including a questionable “VIP” section at the march, as well as the problem of “leaders” in what’s now a new generation of resistance.
(Photos/Video) Update: Protests Continue As ‘Millions March NYC’ Rally Is Held In Manhattan!
Millions March NYC, Many still in shock and disbelief are looking for ways to continue the fight against authority getting away with taking away the lives of unarmed black men. Today a protest entitled “Millions March NYC” was organized to continue the slew of peaceful protests that have taken over the city of NYC after the verdicts of Mike Brown and Eric Garner were revealed.. “He violated NYPD policy not to use a chokehold,” said Young, 30, of Harlem, an attorney and protest organizer who spoke to reporters before the march began. “There should be accountability.” The rally began at 2 p.m., and they marched up Fifth Avenue. Protesters were urged to write a phone number for the National Lawyers Guild on their arms in case they are wrongfully arrested. Check out the photos from the rally in the gallery.
(Video) 100 Black Staffers From Capitol Hill Staged A Walkout To Protest Eric Garner And Mike Brown!
Yesterday, a silent protest was held on the steps of Capitol Hill in regards to the grand jury decisions of both Mike Brown, and Eric Garner. Over a hundred Black staffers walked out of the Capitol in unison, a prayer was held by Senate Chaplain Barry Black stating that they were standing as a “voice for the voiceless.” Black prayed: “Today as people throughout the nation protest for justice in our lands, forgive us when we have failed to lift our voices for those who couldn’t speak or breathe for themselves…May we not forget that in our national history injustice has often been maintained because good people failed to promptly act. Forgive oh God, our culpability in contributing to our national pathology as you keep us aware of our own capacity to be instruments of injustice.” The group then stood on the steps of the Capitol with their hands raised, in representation of the Mike Brown refrain “hands up, don’t shoot.” Watch below as 100 Black Staffers From Capitol Hill Staged A Walkout To Protest Eric Garner And Mike Brown!
(PHOTOS) Daughter Of Eric Garner Leads Protest And Die In The Same Spot Of Her Fathers Death
Last night daughter of Eric Garner, Erica Garner organized and led a protest in Staten Island in memory of her father Read more inside!
(Video) Kendrick Lamar Wants Knowledge To Push Us Forward In Wake Of Protests Over Police Injustice
Kendrick Lamar has become one of the most prominent the voices of our generous. The social conscious rapper has portrayed political injustices in his community in his music, and as protests erupt across the over the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, he shares some advice his father gave him as a child.
