Ferguson protests continue throughout downtown Los Angeles


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  Nearly 300 protesters engaged in a second day of demonstration Tuesday night throughout the  downtown Los Angeles area in response to the non-indictment of Darren Wilson in the fatal August 9 shooting of Michael Brown. The protest originated at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Crenshaw Boulevard, approaching the southeast border of the USC University […]

Protesters of the Ferguson decision should think twice before acting


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Dark smoke cloaked the town of Ferguson, Missouri last night. Storefronts and cars went up in flames. Rioters threw rocks, batteries and bottles. Thieves waited until chaos was in full force and looted any business that wasn’t already burning. Bedlam in Ferguson was the result of a much-awaited decision on the indictment of officer Darren […]

In Photos: Ferguson protest reaches USC campus


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Daily Trojan reporters and photographers were on the scene Monday night following the protesters marching near the university on Figueroa Street, causing the USC campus to lockdown. The demonstrators were protesting following a Missouri grand jury decision to not indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal Aug. 9 shooting of black teenager Michael Brown. For […]