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Mother calls police to give her 10-year-old son a ‘scare’ and ‘mock arrest’ him
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‘Our Demand Is Simple: Stop Killing Us.’
By Jay Caspian King On the evening of April 25 at the corner of Pratt and Light Streets, in Baltimore’s revitalized downtown district, more than 100 police officers in riot gear stood shoulder to shoulder, shields up. Six officers on … Continue reading
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Tagged #OneBaltimore, facebook, Ferguson, Freddie Gray, internet, Michael Brown, protests, St. Louis County, technology, twitter
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Here’s How The Nation’s Two Largest States Plan To Crack Down On Predatory Lending
By Alan Pyke http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/payday-loans-neon-sign-royalty-free-image/173610801 Predatory lenders thrive in Texas, where regulations are scarce on stores that offer payday advance loans and allow borrowers to put their cars up as collateral for high-cost, short-term credit. But a trio of bills being … Continue reading
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Tagged business, California, economy, money, Payday loan, predatory lending, Texas
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Game on Baltimore & Being a Part of ’92 L.A. Riots: ‘Young Black Men Are Targets’
After a day of unrest and rioting in Baltimore on Monday, April 28, the tension between its citizens and law enforcement lessened a bit on Tuesday with few arrests made, mostly over refusal to adhere to a local-government-mandated curfew. The … Continue reading
Prince Records Tribute to the People of Baltimore, Shares Artwork
Prince will share his feelings on the unrest in Baltimore in the way he knows best — in song. The legendary artist has recorded a “tribute to all of the people of the city of Baltimore,” a spokesperson tells Billboard. … Continue reading
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Tagged #OneBaltimore, entertainment, Freddy Gray, music, prince, social activism, social awareness
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Apartheid Games: Baltimore, Urban America, and Camden Yards
By Dave Zirin If you don’t understand Oriole Park at Camden Yards, then you can’t understand why Baltimore exploded this week. If you don’t understand Oriole Park at Camden Yards then you can’t understand why what happened in Baltimore can … Continue reading
Freddie Gray: Don’t trust the 1% with police reform
By Donald Earl Collins The history of policing in the US has been one of protecting private property, money and lives of the affluent and politically powerful, at least since the NYPD’s founding in 1845. Any new efforts at police … Continue reading
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Tagged #OneBaltimore, Freddie Gray murder, justice, law, police abuse, police reform, race, racism, United States
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Baltimore rioter turned himself in – but his family can’t afford a $500,000 bail sum
By Jon Swaine, Oliver Laughland, Paul Lewis and Mae Ryan Allen Bullock was charged with eight criminal counts, including rioting and malicious destruction of property, after arriving at Baltimore’s juvenile justice centre with his stepfather, Maurice Hawkins, who said he … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Bullock, Baltimore, Freddie Gray murder, protest, race, United States, uprising
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Mississippi Man Sentenced for His Role in a Conspiracy to Commit Racially Motivated Assaults, Culminating in the Killing of an African-American Man Run Over by Truck
United States Department of Justice Mississippi Man Sentenced for His Role in a Conspiracy to Commit Racially Motivated Assaults, Culminating in the Killing of an African-American Man Run Over by Truck The Justice Department announced today that John Louis Blalack, … Continue reading
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Tagged James Craig Anderson, John Louis Blalack, justice, law, Mississippi, murder, race, racism, US Department of Justice
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