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No, Hong Kong Protesters Are Not Emulating Ferguson

In a perfect example of the American tendency to think everything in the world revolves around us, some people have been under the impression that protesters in Hong Kong are mimicking the “Hand’s Up, Don’t Shoot” chant popularized in Ferguson, Missouri where an unarmed teenager was gunned down in the street by the police. According to the Atlantic, […]

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YAMS Collective Brings Ferguson Themed Installation To The LES

If you thought the story of Michael Brown, Ferguson, and the racist, militarized, out-of-control police was over, a new exhibition on the LES by the art collective Yams reminds you that it’s far from finished. While the intense 24/7 media coverage of Ferguson has receded, this week alone there were several arrests of protestors following an “insulting” proposal […]

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The Story Behind That Unforgettable Ferguson Protest Photo

After midnight on August 13th, St. Louis Post-Dispatch photographer Robert Cohen captured the image of a protestor throwing back a smoking tear gas cylinder fired by the police in the streets of Ferguson. From news and social media to t-shirts and street art, the image has become iconic of the conflict and excessive police force on peaceful protestors in the wake of a cop’s fatal shooting of […]

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Here’s The Man Who Dressed A Revolution In Ferguson

Sam Boyd walked into Insite Media’s small Ferguson office on Wednesday afternoon and wanted a t-shirt made. Boyd, like so many others here, wanted something original that would encapsulate what Michael Brown’s death represents. He took a clipboard and filled out what would be on front of the shirt, then the back: “Hands up, Shoot […]

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Portraits of the Police Patrolling Ferguson

After a public uproar over the St. Louis County Police Department’s handling of the Michael Brown protests, Governor Jay Nixon put the Missouri State Highway Patrol in charge of security for the small town. Click through the gallery above for photos of officers from that unit and various other law enforcement agencies currently operating in […]

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Here’s What a Two-Person Counter-Protest In Ferguson Looks Like

Two white people showed up in Ferguson on Wednesday evening carrying signs in support of Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, angering some on what was an otherwise calm night. A crowd of protesters (and journalists) quickly formed around them and one young man lobbed a water bottle in their […]

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Monday In Ferguson

On the day the National Guard arrived in Ferguson, police cracked down on anyone in the street. Cops arrested citizens and journalists, and commanded that anyone on the street keep walking, so people wouldn’t congregate. The curfew was gone, but by nightfall, the teargas returned and Ferguson was being forced back into the shadows. There […]

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Frontline Video Of the Teargas And Flashbomb Assault On Ferguson Protestors

Occupy Wall Street organizer and activist Aaron Black tells ANIMAL that he scrambled to find cover during last night’s intense standoff between state/county police and protesters near the QuickTrip in Ferguson. This was what the scene looked like a little after 11PM. (Video: Aaron Black) […]

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Video of Getty Photographer Getting Arrested in Ferguson

Scott Olson, a veteran photographer who works for Getty Images, was arrested by state police in Ferguson earlier this evening for some reason. Amy K. Nelson has been reporting on the protests and was on scene as troopers zip-tied his wrists. “They said the media is required to be in a certain area,” said Olson, […]

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