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Sunday, November 30, 2014
Some Rages Against The Night Just Will Not Be Swept Under The Rug.... When professional football players are moved to action you know a dirty deal went down in Ferguson...
Rams Players Enter Field in 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Pose
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St. Louis Rams players Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, Jared Cook, Chris Givens and Kenny Britt came out onto the field in the "hands up, don't shoot" pose before their game against the Oakland Raiders at the Edward Jones Dome. The players made the gesture in response to this week's protests in Ferguson, Missouri after the Michael Brown grand jury decision.
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Kenny Britt puts his hands up to show support for Michael Brown before a game against the Oakland Raiders at the Edward Jones Dome.
Rams Players Enter Field in 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Pose
Rams Players Enter Field in 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Pose
Rams Players Enter Field in 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Pose
Activists Angry Over Ferguson Decision Call for National Rally Monday
Activists Angry Over Ferguson Decision Call for National Rally Monday
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Activists angered over the decision by a Missouri grand jury not to indict a white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager are calling on people nationwide to join an impromptu rally on Monday.
A group identifying itself as Ferguson Action urged people to leave their jobs or schools at 1 p.m. ET to show solidarity with the Missouri community and others affected by police violence. Ferguson Action also cited the recent police shootings of a black man in a New York City housing project and a boy wielding a pellet gun in Cleveland.
"(O)ur communities are hurting and justifiably angered," the group said in a statement. "What gives us hope in this moment of pain and anguish is the thousands of people who have poured into the streets of America to demand change."
Protests have continued nationwide since Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson was not indicted in the killing of Michael Brown, Jr., last week. Wilson resigned from the police force on Saturday.
Black Friday protests over Michael Brown in Ferguson
Jeff Curry / USA Today Sports via Reuters
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