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Carson criticized Black Lives Matter as engaging in bullying, saying the movement is “forcing yourself on people rather than engaging in dialog, and bullying people”. We can hope that he will awaken other voices who care about black lives.

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says he probably wouldn’t have used deadly force against Michael Brown, the teenager whose fatal shooting by police Officer Darren Wilson sparked a national debate on race and the role of police.

“I never in a million years thought that I’d be laying my daughter to rest”, said James Bolden, the 9-year-old’s father.

Pausing along the route at a permanent memorial for his son, Michael Brown Sr. said, “Miss you”. “We have an evidentiary presentation that is going to be entirely different from what you’ve heard already”, Gray said.

More than 1,000 mourners attended a funeral on Saturday for Christian Taylor, an unarmed 19-year-old African American fatally shot by a white officer in Texas in an incident that raised fresh attention of police treatment of racial minorities.

The attorney for a Texas police officer fired after fatally shooting an unarmed college football player during a suspected burglary at a vehicle dealership is defending his client’s actions and insulting those of the police chief.

Wednesday marked the second peaceful night in the St. Louis suburb after protests marking the anniversary of the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown earlier in the week turned violent.

This past Saturday, Black Lives Matter protestors all but set the stage on fire during his campaign in Seattle, citing his lack of service to the African-American community during his tenure as Vermont lawmaker.

According to Johnson, Miller’s mistakes included his decision to enter the building without his partner, who had more police experience, which led to “an environment of cascading consequences”. Dale Wiggins that entered the scene after Miller, Taylor instead...

But on Monday night, no smoke or tear gas was used, and no police or civilians reported injuries, McGuire said in a statement.

According to the Associated Press, cars and drum corps joined the march, which ended at Normandy High School.

Police have said the officers told Taylor to surrender and lie down on the ground, but he refused.

The independent Vermont senator, who is running for the 2016 Democratic nomination, has drawn fans across the country with his message focused on income inequality and taking on Wall Street.

Sanders is the first of two presidential candidates scheduled to be in the Los Angeles area in a two-day span. Florida Sen.

The violence, which also included a drive-by shooting and police being pelted with objects, prompted St Louis County to declare a state of emergency. Protest groups were quick to criticize the police response to protesters who gathered late Sunday along West Florissant Avenue.