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Frederick Young, who along with Felando Hunter was found guilty of murdering two white teenagers execution-style in a vacant Detroit field, defiantly declared "black lives matter" Wednesday before being sentenced to life in prison. (WJBK)

Detroit man who murdered two white teens declares ‘black lives matter’ during sentencing

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

The St. Louis County Police Department is appealing for the public's help after releasing nearly 200 photos of alleged looters on the night a grand jury decided not to indict the police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown. (KTVI)

St. Louis police release nearly 200 photos of Ferguson looters

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

This undated file photo released by the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's office on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, shows Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson during his medical examination after he fatally shot Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Mo. The white police officer who killed Michael Brown has resigned from the Ferguson Police Department, nearly four months after the confrontation that fueled protests in the St. Louis suburb and across the U.S. (AP Photo/St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, File)

Darren Wilson: Justice Dept. working to clear Ferguson officer of civil rights charges

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

At least 19 people were arrested and a Seattle police officer suffered a leg injury after "Black Lives Matter" protesters blocked part of State Route 99 Monday afternoon. (KOMO 4 News)

Seattle police officer injured in ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests; 19 arrested

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

"My father's approach to the most brutal and unambiguous social injustices during the civil rights struggle was rooted in nonviolence as a morally and tactically correct response," Martin Luther King III said in an interview with The Washington Times. "In no way do I, nor would my father, condone any 'ends justify the means' behavior." (Associated Press)

Martin Luther King III sees Ferguson riots, violence against police as setbacks

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

Demonstrators march on Pennsylvania Avenue toward Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, during the Justice for All march. More than 10,000 protesters are converging on Washington in an effort to bring attention to the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police. Civil rights organizations are holding a march to the Capitol on Saturday with the families of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, two unarmed black men who died in incidents with white police officers. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

George Soros funds Ferguson protests, hopes to spur civil action

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2014 file photo, students participating in a die lie on the cafeteria floor at Clayton, Mo., High School following a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer who killed 18-year-old black Michael Brown. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 on behalf of a jury member asking a Missouri court to remove a lifetime order that prevents jurors from discussing the case. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Cristina Fletes-Boutte, File)

Ferguson grand juror sues to be allowed to talk about case

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press

Illustration on attacks on police by the Left by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

JED BABBIN: Police political war stoked by radical liberal oppression claims

By Jed Babbin

Image: CNN screenshot

De Blasio receives NYPD’s turned backs at Rafael Ramos’ funeral

Associated Press

Police guard the entrance to a gas station in front of a memorial to Antonio Martin on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014, in Berkeley, Mo. The mayor of the St. Louis suburb of Berkeley urged calm Wednesday after a white police officer killed the black 18-year-old who police said pointed a gun at him, reigniting tensions that have lingered since the death of Michael Brown in neighboring Ferguson. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Robert Cohen)

Ferguson area protests continue for second night after police shooting

By Jim Suhr and Jim Salter - Associated Press

Police try to control a crowd Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014, on the lot of a gas station following a shooting Tuesday in Berkeley, Mo. St. Louis County police say a man who pulled a gun and pointed it at an officer has been killed. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Carson)

Ferguson area protests continue as police officer kills armed 18-year-old

By Jim Suhr and Jim Salter - Associated Press

This undated file photo provided by the Brown family shows Michael Brown. After Brown's Aug. 9 shooting death at the hands of a white police officer his legacy continues to evolve. (AP Photo/Brown Family, File)

AXIS MUNDI: Michael Brown’s MIA parents, Sharpton to blame for his, others’ deaths

By Bethany Blankley

Power Plant Getting Taxed More by the EPA Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

DENEEN BORELLI: Black lives matter, and Obama climate change policy hurts them

By Deneen Borelli

President Obama has tried to find a middle ground between speaking up for the African-American community and its troubled history with law enforcement while not being overly critical of cops. (Associated Press)

Obama mum on New York police officer murders as de Blasio, Sharpton seize spotlight

By Ben Wolfgang and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Al Sharpton on Monday blasted Hollywood for being too white, after a series of leaked emails revealed racially insensitive dialogue between Sony Pictures co-chair Amy Pascal and movie producer Scott Rudin. (TMZ)

JUDSON PHILLIPS: When will Al Sharpton go?

By Judson Phillips

In this Nov. 25, 2014 file photo, demonstrator Maryam Said raises her painted hands during a protest against a grand jury's decision on Monday not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown in New York. No firm statistics can say whether a spate of officer-involved deaths is a growing trend or simply a series of coincidences generating a deafening buzz in news reports and social media. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Darren Wilson: National Bar Association petitions Missouri to revoke police license

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, file photo, Iranian female demonstrators burn a representation of U.S. flag, and a caricature of President Barack Obama, in an annual state-backed rally in front of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, commemorating 33rd anniversary of the embassy takeover by militant students. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran slams U.S. for ‘racism and inhumane behavior’ over police killings

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center, Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, in New York. Professional athletes have worn &quot;I Can't Breathe&quot; messages in protest of a grand jury ruling not to indict an officer in the death of a New York man. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

SNYDER: Thankfully, some athletes have been willing to address issues of racism

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times