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Christina Bijou, from Greenbelt, Maryland, rallies outside the Department of Justice to call on the Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to help secure justice for Michael Brown. (Alex Brandon)

Michael Brown supporters rally in D.C.

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., talks on the phone on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Blunt seeks federal help for Ferguson costs

Associated Press

A member of the St. Louis County Police Department aims at a group of protesters in Ferguson, Missouri. Pundits are suggesting the Michael Brown incident, although not unique, opened a discussion not only on race relations but also on police militarization. (Associated Press)

Michael Brown death unleashed discussions of race, police militarization

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

When parents and newly adult children disagree about life choices, experts advise parents to shift to a "consulting" role to maintain the relationship, since other choices (like issuing ultimatums) can result in estrangement. (Illustration by Donna Grethen)

CARSON: A problem bigger than Ferguson

By Ben S. Carson

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Give Ferguson police captain needed resources

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Police wait to advance after tear gas was used to disperse a crowd Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, druing a protest for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer last Saturday in Ferguson, Mo. As night fell Sunday in Ferguson, another peaceful protest quickly deteriorated after marchers pushed toward one end of a street. Police attempted to push them back by firing tear gas and shouting over a bullhorn that the protest was no longer peaceful. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (Inset) Undated Facebook photo of Dillon Taylor, 20 who was shot and killed by a Salt Lake City police officer outside a convenience store.

Critics see racial ‘double standard’ in coverage of police shootings

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Lesley McSpadden, Michael Brown's mother, second from left, covers her eyes at Peace Fest, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in St. Louis. Hundreds of people gathered in St. Louis' largest city park Sunday at a festival that promoted peace over violence. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz)

Obama sending three aides to funeral in Ferguson, Missouri

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Mourners light candles at a memorial on Canfield Drive in Ferguson, Missouri, where unarmed Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer.
In this photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, Theo Murphy, left, of Florissant, Mo., and his brother Jordan Marshall, 11, light candles at a memorial on Canfield Drive in Ferguson, Mo., where where unarmed Michael Brown was fatally shot by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson. A small group of people, who preferred to remain anonymous,laid roses along the middle of the road that stretched about 60 yards. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Christian Gooden) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT (Associated Press)

Obama White House reconsiders military-grade weapons for local law enforcement

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Radio host and columnist Armstrong Williams. (Image courtesy of New Chapter Publisher)

WILLIAMS: Who speaks for those the media forget in the Missouri killing?

By Armstrong Williams

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Paul: Broader perceptions of arrests coloring Ferguson aftermath

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Rep. William Lacy Clay, a Democrat whose district includes Ferguson, Missouri, says the federal government needs to provide training with weapons. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Clay welcomes White House review of military equipment transfers

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson hugs Jakailin Johnson, 11, as he greets a group of protestors on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, who gathered to demonstrate for justice in the Michael Brown shooting at the burned QuikTrip in Ferguson. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Laurie Skrivan)

Ferguson protesters confront Jesse Jackson: ‘When you going to stop selling us out?’

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Attorney General Eric Holder stops to shake hands with a patron at Drake's Place Restaurant, before his meeting with local community leaders, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo. Holder arrived in Missouri on Wednesday, a small group of protesters gathered outside the building where a grand jury could begin hearing evidence to determine whether a Ferguson police officer who shot 18-year-old Michael Brown should be charged in his death. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

Eric Holder: Ferguson residents ‘gave me hope’ during visit

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

MR Herron cartoon

HUMPHRIES: Bullies of the Week - The Ferguson rioters and looters

By Rusty Humphries

Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at a rally at Greater Grace Church, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, for Michael Brown who was killed by police, last Saturday in Ferguson, Mo. Brown's shooting in the middle of a street, following a suspected robbery of a box of cigars from a nearby market, has sparked a week of protests, riots and looting in the St. Louis suburb. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

KNIGHT: Four approaches to Ferguson

By Robert Knight

Sharpton in Ferguson Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

BORELLI: A collection of race hustlers

By Deneen Borelli

FILE - In this July 14, 2014 file photo, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick talks with his staff at the New England Governors and eastern Canadian Premiers 38th annual conference in Bretton Woods, N.H. As he nears the end of his second term, Patrick has embarked on a trip around the globe, stopping in such far-flung places as Columbia, Ireland, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Panama, Mexico, Israel and the United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

Deval Patrick: ‘I’m sick of unarmed black men being shot by police’

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times