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Antwon Rose Jr.; MIchael Rosfeld Screenshot: CBS PIttsburgh, WPXI.com *Crap! Here we go again. If you haven’t heard, a now former Pittsburgh area cop was acquitted on Friday for fatally shooting Antwon Rose II, an unarmed black teenager. Rose, 17, was shot in the back by then-East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld while fleeing from […]

Leonard J. Hammonds II confronts police at the scene of a protest following the shooting death of Antwon Rose by East Pittsburgh police. *Protests erupted outside of the East Pittsburgh Police station over the death of 17-year-old Antwon Rose, who was shot and killed by a police officer late Tuesday as he fled a traffic […]

Antwon Rose Jr. and Michael Rosfeld *The Pennsylvania police officer who shot an unarmed black teenager as he ran from a traffic stop has been charged with criminal homicide. East Pittsburgh Officer Michael Rosfeld, who is white, is charged in the death of 17-year-old Antwon Rose Jr. on June 19, reports the Associated Press. […]

*The Allegheny County Police Department said immediately after a video went viral that showed 17-year old Antwon Rose, Jr. being shot in the back by Officer Michael Rosfeld that there is a policy that allows for shooting fleeing felons, even in the back. As always in these all too familiar killings of an unarmed suspect, […]

 *Meek Mill has shared an emotional public service announcement dedicated to Antwon Rose II, who, at age 17, was fatally shot by an East Pittsburgh officer on June 18, 2018.  Following the shooting, Officer Michael Rosfeld was charged with criminal homicide. After a 4-day trial, he was acquitted on all counts.  Rose had no […]

*Wendy Williams is reportedly mourning the loss of her longtime wig stylist, Antwon Jackson. Fameolous.com was the first to report the sad news. @wendyshow hairstylist Antwon Jackson died today? A photo posted by fameolous.com (@fameolousent) on Aug 22, 2016 at 6:54pm PDT The North Carolina native just turned 44 on August 7, according to Famelous. His cause of […]

[…] of the Producers Guild Awards committee and the PGA staff. Previous recipients of the award include “The Hunting Ground,” “An Inconvenient Truth,” “Hotel Rwanda,” “In America,” “ Antwone Fisher,” “Precious,” “In the Land of Blood and Honey,” “Bully,” “Fruitvale Station,” “The Normal Heart” and “Loving.” The 29th annual Producers Guild Awards will be handed […]

[…] dance and much more for the whole family. MONDAY AUGUST 24 Press Conference (11:00 a.m.) will include families of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Atatiana Jefferson, Ahmaud Arbery, Antwon Rose, Trayvon Martin, Pam Turner and Botham Jean. Simmons College, 1018 South 7TH Street, Louisville, KY 40203 Organizing Boot Camp with Jasiri X, Rukia Lumumba, Pastor Stephen […]

[…] Tamika Palmer, Good Morning America/ABC News “Good Morning America” brought together seven mothers — the mothers of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Botham Jean, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, Antwon Rose and Trayvon Martin — who have all lost a son or a daughter, for a conversation with ABC News’ Deborah Roberts to discuss their shared bond […]

[…] police found two guns in the car, but noted that the teen was unarmed at the time of the shooting. The victim has since been identified as Antwon Rose, 17, a student at nearby Woodland High School. The cop involved in the shooting remains unnamed, however, and has been placed on administrative leave pending an […]

[…] the ad via the IG post above. As noted by PEOPLE, the ad was signed by Floyd’s attorneys and the parents of Botham Jean, DJ Henry and Antwon Rose II — three Black men who were killed by police. The letter was printed in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune […]

[…] Scott’s “Man On Fire” (2004), and Antoine Fuqua’s “The Magnificent Seven” (2016). A creative force behind the camera as well, Washington has helmed critically acclaimed films, “ Antwone Fisher” (2002) and “The Great Debaters” (2007), in which he also stars. He won a 2010 Tony for his performance in the play “Fences,” and directed, […]

[…] some ghetto names.” The writer went on to explain, “A ghetto name is a standard name with a tweaked spelling. It can be Stefany for Stephanie or Antwon for Antoine. Ghetto names are usually given by parents who do not know the traditional spelling of a particular name or choose to disregard it.” Below […]