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Chicago Bulls player Derrick Rose made a bold statement when he rocked an "I Can't Breathe" shirt during Saturday, Dec. 6's warm-up against the Golden State Warriors. According to "Sports Illustrated," the black shirt was in support of Eric Garner, the African-American man who died when placed in a chokehold by a white police officer in NYC over the summer. Protests have been happening across the country ever since another jury reached the decision not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo for causing Garner's death. Though many officers were involved in the struggle with Garner, Pantaleo was the officer who put a chokehold on Garner while trying to arrest him for selling untaxed cigarettes. "I can't breathe" were the words you could hear Garner clearly yelling during the time of his arrest. Garner's death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner's office, sending out chaos from protesters after a jury saw different. Derrick Rose wears "I Can't Breathe" shirt. #EricGarner pic.twitter.com/ghvbflibyk — Nice Kicks (@nicekicks) December 7, 2014 #EricGarner protesters march in cities across U.S. A special edition of #OutFront begins now w/ @ErinBurnett. @CNN pic.twitter.com/qgnhtPgZ8O — OutFrontCNN (@OutFrontCNN) December 6, 2014 There has also been more protests from the world of sports, including players from the St. Louis Rams. Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, Jared Cook, Chris Givens and Kenny Britt protested before a game with their "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" gesture that has been seen in Ferguson, Missouri, and across the nation for months now, and in recent weeks after a grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson after he shot unarmed, 18-year-old Michael Brown in August. One celebrity who decided to show support of Eric Garner was Kylie Jenner. The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star was slammed by followers who felt that Jenner didn't really care about the situation at hand. When Jenner posted the photo statement below and captioned it, "RIP Eric Garner," she found herself in an Instagram fire as people criticized her over the post: Read More »
One boy and one police officer might've just turned things positive in the Ferguson protest. In the photo that has gone viral and has been reposted by thousands, little Devonte Hart might be one ticket to the world of change. After Hart held up a sign that read "Free Hugs" last week over the grand jury's decision to hand down no indictment for Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed Michael Brown, Hart didn't know that the following week he'd be looked at as a example of positive protesting. The 12-year-old was greeted and embraced with a hug by Portland police Sgt. Bret Barnum. According to Hart's mother Jen Hart, she shared the now-viral experience via Facebook. “He asked Devonte why he was crying. His response about his concerns regarding the level of police brutality towards young black kids was met with an unexpected and seemingly authentic (to Devonte), ‘Yes. *sigh* I know. I’m sorry. I’m sorry.’ The officer then asked if he could have one of his hugs,” Hart wrote, according to Fox 2 Now. Read More »
Did Bow Bow really throw shade at the Rev. Al Sharpton as he spoke for the Brown family during a press conference's after Monday, Nov. 24's grand jury decision? "MStars News" previously reported that the officer who shot and killed unarmed Michael Brown, 18, will not be charged in his death. On Monday the city of Ferguson was filled with chaos, as streets were on fire, shots were fired and looting of businesses erupted as the prosecutor, Robert P. McCulloch, announced their would be "no indictment" against Officer Darren Wilson, 28. During last night's news conference, McCulloch said: "The duty of the grand jury is to separate fact and fiction," he said to the shocked nation. "No probable cause exists to file any charges against Darren Wilson." Now everyone, including celebrities, are talking about the "#FergusonDecision," and some of the tweets and comments are troubling. We learned that Bow Wow joked about Sharpton's words, as he said on Facebook: "Here go rev al sharpton's ass.. I wonder if he gone promote his Slickback Grease? I hope in his speech he doesn't start promoting his book. Always got to be all up in the videos all in the pictures (suge knight voice) Man dude is the biggest opportunist of all. Tired of this dude yo. Go sit your ass down. The young folks dont care what you got to say. They rather see rae sremmurd speak." Read More »
