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MStars New has learned that another shooting happened in Ferguson, Missouri this week just one year after a police officer shot Mike Brown to death. According to the Huffington Post, an 18-year-old teen is dead after law enforcement claimed that he shot himself in the face, following a fight with the police, but if you ask witnesses, they are saying something different. Read More »
It's been just over a year since the now-famous Michael Brown killing and subsequent protests in Ferguson. Now, with riots still occurring, more headlines are cropping up as a result of one St. Louis officer Todd J. Bakula – aka TJ Thekoola, according to his Facebook page. Bakula reportedly used his overtime pay from working on the Ferguson case to go on vacation. What's causing a controversy, however, is not the vacation, but a Facebook post in which he announced (or bragged) that he used his "Michael Brown bonus" to go on vacation with his wife. Read More »
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the murder of unarmed black teenager Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, at the hands of police officer Darren Wilson. The incident sparked a nationwide conversation, and debate, about white-on-black murders, specifically with the former falling under the profession of police officers. And now, the hashtag #MikeBrown is trending online with a number of celebrities and supporters sharing their thoughts on Twitter. Read More »
Rapper Azealia Banks lost her cool on Kendrick Lamar via Twitter Jan. 9 after she questions his remarks in Ferguson in his latest interview with Billboard. Read More »
In Last Laugh, MStars News talks to our favorite comedians or funny people about some of the last experiences they've had over the years. For this installment, we welcome in comedian/podcaster Katharine Heller. If you've ever been drunk in Brooklyn and found yourself deep in conversation with a bartender, chances are that story could have ended up on comedian Katharine Heller's Tell the Bartender podcast. Is it probable? Maybe not, but it is possible! The New York native is a stand up in Brooklyn, hosting the aforementioned Tell the Bartender along with The Struggle Bus, an advice podcast that aims at helping listeners through problems with no "legit" credentials whatsoever. What she and co-host Sally Tamarkin do have, however, are "lots of feelings and opinions." Additionally, Heller's Tell the Bartender sits as a storytelling podcast featuring tales of once-upon-a-time customers. She is also a frequent guest on the Keith and The Girl podcast, which she will be touring with this coming March. Until then, Heller agreed to drop by MStars News for a Last Laugh. Read More »
Royalty will visit Brooklyn today: in a couple of forms. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and his wife Duchess Kate Middleton will head to Barclays Center to watch the Brooklyn Nets take on NBA royalty in King LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers. The normally unflappable King James, it seems, is a little bit awed by the guests, too, calling it a "huge honor" to be in attendance with the royal couple, who are expecting their second baby, a sibling to baby Prince George, in a matter of months. Read More »
In the second high-profile instance of professional athletes making political statements in support of the protests occurring in St. Louis, Missouri, and New York City, Chicago Bulls star guard Derrick Rose etched his position on the side of support for late New Yorker Eric Garner by wearing a shirt that read "I Can't Breathe" during warm-ups before Saturday, Dec. 6's game against the Golden State Warriors. Garner died in July in a police chokehold while he was being arrested. A grand jury decided not to indict the police officer in the incident, inspiring protests around the country that echo those for Michael Brown, the 18-year-old young black man who was killed by a police officer this summer in Ferguson, Missouri. "I Can't Breathe" alludes to Garner's last words, which were captured on video. ESPN reported that earlier this week NBA legend Magic Johnson said athletes need to participate in social movements. Read More »
Charles Barkley has probably pissed off a lot of people that are protesting in Ferguson, Missouri for the "no indictment" decision handed down by a grand jury in the Michael Brown shooting death case. Brown, a black unarmed teenager, was gunned down by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson back in August of this year. Read More »
Charles Barkley has probably pissed off a lot of people that are protesting in Ferguson, Missouri for the "no indictment" decision handed down by a grand jury in the Michael Brown shooting death case. Brown, a black unarmed teenager, was gunned down by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson back in August of this year. Read More »
It seems Charles Barkley has a lot to say when it comes to the Ferguson protest, and now the "no indictment" decision that was handed down by a grand jury in New York this week, after Eric Garner, who was a black man died by a white police officer when put in a "chokehold." Read More »
St Louis Rams tight end Jared Cook would "absolutely" repeat the 'Hands Up Don't Shoot' pre-game stance he and four other Rams teammates took in support of the family and friends of slain Ferguson teen Michael Brown, even if he's receiving online threats for his actions. Read More »
Former Chicago Bears coach and current ESPN TV personality Mike Ditka has taken a hardline stance against St. Louis Rams players who showed their solidarity with the family and friends of Ferguson police shooting victim Michael Brown with a "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" stance before their game against the Oakland Raiders Sunday, Nov. 30. The players — Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, Jared Cook, Chris Givens and Kenny Britt — all came out of the St. Louis tunnel before their Oakland game with their hands up in the "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" protest gesture. Elderly white man Ditka, however, doesn't think they should have. Saying that the Rams players should be "embarrassed" for their political stance — presumably against innocent people being shot by those charged to serve and protect them — the former NFL coach doesn't "want to hear about this hands-up crap" and adds that Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson's "life is ruined." Mike Ditka on Ferguson. http://t.co/59tjB5PPLU pic.twitter.com/Ee2T2VW7Ca — Sun-Times Sports (@suntimes_sports) December 2, 2014 Read More »
Former Chicago Bears coach and current ESPN TV personality Mike Ditka has taken a hardline stance against St. Louis Rams players who showed their solidarity with the family and friends of Ferguson police shooting victim Michael Brown with a "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" stance before their game against the Oakland Raiders Sunday, Nov. 30. The players — Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, Jared Cook, Chris Givens and Kenny Britt — all came out of the St. Louis tunnel before their Oakland game with their hands up in the "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" protest gesture. Elderly white man Ditka, however, doesn't think they should have. Saying that the Rams players should be "embarrassed" for their political stance — presumably against innocent people being shot by those charged to serve and protect them — the former NFL coach doesn't "want to hear about this hands-up crap" and adds that Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson's "life is ruined." Mike Ditka on Ferguson. http://t.co/59tjB5PPLU pic.twitter.com/Ee2T2VW7Ca — Sun-Times Sports (@suntimes_sports) December 2, 2014 Read More »
