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Obama’s Words Now Don’t Make Up For 8 years of Inaction Then

On Wednesday, former President Barack Obama held a Zoom town hall to call for police reform and legislative changes in the wake of the George Floyd protests. While it’s certainly commendable that Obama would use his significant platform to speak up on such an important issue, I’m left wondering why he didn’t make any of…

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Review: Whose Streets is the Black Lives Matter Origin Story

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: “Facts can be so misleading, where rumors, true or false, are often revealing.” ‘Whose Streets’ is a boots-on-the-ground, in-your-face document of the most seminal race-related event of the past decade: the vigils, protests, police-overreaction, and federal investigation regarding the shooting death of Michael Brown Jr. This is The Black Lives…

Bill Proposed To De-Militarize the Police

Bill Proposed To De-Militarize the Police

Representative Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) recently introduced legislation to restrict the 1033 Program that allows the Pentagon to transfer surplus military equipment to local police departments. This bill arose in light of last year’s Ferguson controversy, which has raised many concerns on the militarization of police forces. The bill was originally introduced in the past congress, but it…

Armed Guardians Of The Republic Seen Patrolling Ferguson Rooftops

“In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility – I welcome it.” -JFK FERGUSON, MO – Members of the group Oath Keepers were spotted guarding rooftops in downtown Ferguson, Missouri last…

Mike Brown’s Stepfather: “Burn this bitch down!”

Stepfather of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri reacted to the grand jury’s verdict by screaming at the crowd to “burn this bitch down!” The New York Times just released all of the transcripts and testimonies from the case before the grand jury here.  Officer Darren Wilson was not indicted by the grand jury, causing storms…

These Vines From Ferguson Show The Raw, Terrifying Humanity Of It All

Paul Hampel is on the ground in Ferguson, Missouri and has released some of the most powerful videos of the events as they unfolded last night. The first vine we have is of a looter being captured by police. This video is of the owner of the Ferguson Marketplace, where Mike Brown was earlier spotted…

Fmr. NYPD Commish Bernard Kerik : Can’t Let People Act Like ‘Savages’ and ‘Animals’

Bernard Kerik : You Can’t Let People Act Like ‘Savages’ and ‘Animals’ Former Commissioner of the NYPD Bernard Kerik appeared on CNN to discuss the events in wake of the release of the grand jury’s decision in Ferguson, Missouri not to indict Officer Darren Wilson. Kerik defended the actions of the officers in Ferguson, saying, “You cannot…

This Is Officer Darren Wilson’s Thank You Letter To Supporters

Officer Darren Wilson of Ferguson, Missouri offered a letter of thanks to his supporters after he was not indicted in the shooting death of Michael Brown. Wilson recalled his ordeal and issued gratitude to those people who believed him when he argued that he did not murder Brown, but acted in self defense. Transcript: To…

Missouri Gov. Declares State Of Emergency Over Ferguson Protestors, Could Call Up Militia

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Governor of Missouri Jay Nixon has officially declared a state of emergency in advance of the upcoming grand jury decision related to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson. Citing “the possibility of expanded unrest,” Nixon granted multiple police agencies such as the Highway Patrol,…