92
92
Aug 15, 2014
08/14
by
WUSA
quote
eye 92
favorite 0
quote 2
mcdonald helped recharter the winchester area chapter of the ncaap and served as its president as late as 2012. it's a tragic accident, and accidents do happen, sadly, said member darlene walker, who called mcdonald a strong leader. >> he is on paid administrative leave from the loudon county sheriff's department while an investigation is completed. in winchester, scott broom, wusa daughter is listed in stable condition with a gunshot wound to her chest. no charges have been filed in this case. >>> and now to the shooting in ferguson, missouri. anger simmering in the st. louis suburb following days of unrest. today we learn more about the night the night that michael brown was shot. debra alfarone brings us up to speed. >> reporter: first police revealed that they believed michael brown took part in a robbery of a convenience store. then they said that the officer who ended up shooting him didn't know he was a suspect. so why reveal that information?
mcdonald helped recharter the winchester area chapter of the ncaap and served as its president as late as 2012. it's a tragic accident, and accidents do happen, sadly, said member darlene walker, who called mcdonald a strong leader. >> he is on paid administrative leave from the loudon county sheriff's department while an investigation is completed. in winchester, scott broom, wusa daughter is listed in stable condition with a gunshot wound to her chest. no charges have been filed in this...
48
48
Aug 11, 2014
08/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 48
favorite 0
quote 0
and looking at the reactions that he was getting when he talked about human rights, civil right, the ncaap, getting registered to vote and people would tell him these stories, which were true. what was happening to people in the area. in fact, in many places there were no schools for blacks and if you fried to register to vote what would happen to you, what happened to others and what could happen to you. he was telling them that is your right. once they would not allow him back on their properties when the word got out which he was doing. he started several boycotts. blacks would buy the gas but you could not use the bathroom. prices in the grocery stores would go up when blacks went in and a lot of times you had to stand in line until the whites were served. so he said don't buy the gas, don't buy the groceries we'll go somewhere where you are treated a little bit better. before medgar, the naacp did not have a secretary. he got people registered to vote, taking com place of employments and checking what was going on. i believe he was selected by ncaap to do that. when ole miss denied hi
and looking at the reactions that he was getting when he talked about human rights, civil right, the ncaap, getting registered to vote and people would tell him these stories, which were true. what was happening to people in the area. in fact, in many places there were no schools for blacks and if you fried to register to vote what would happen to you, what happened to others and what could happen to you. he was telling them that is your right. once they would not allow him back on their...
148
148
Aug 12, 2014
08/14
by
CNNW
tv
eye 148
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm joined by the national president of the ncaap. cornell william brooks. mr.ooks, i want to thank you for waiting for so long. we really appreciate t. >> thank you, carol. >> i wanted to know what you thought about brown's friend's description of what he says happened that night. >> the naacp has been in touch with several witnesses that were working with the justice department on who provided a very different narrative than that provided by the police, and so this young man's testimony, his account, is very disturbing because it stands in stark contrast to what the police have said, which is why so many people are concerned. >> why do you think it's taken police so long to release this -- the police officer's name? >> we have no idea. what we do know is we have a community on edge, we have a community widely concerned about the loss of life by a young man who was headed toward college, just having graduated from high school, and so we do not know why they are taking so long. what we do know is that they need to respond to the tensions in the community with a
i'm joined by the national president of the ncaap. cornell william brooks. mr.ooks, i want to thank you for waiting for so long. we really appreciate t. >> thank you, carol. >> i wanted to know what you thought about brown's friend's description of what he says happened that night. >> the naacp has been in touch with several witnesses that were working with the justice department on who provided a very different narrative than that provided by the police, and so this young...