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Robin DiAngelo, Whiteness, and Police Brutality
By Conor Friedersdorf Last week, Gawker interviewed Robin DiAngelo, a professor of multicultural education at Westfield State University. She discussed aspects of her thinking on whiteness, which are set forth at length in her book, What Does it Mean to … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, Ferguson, police, police abuse, race, racism, social activism
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6 Baltimore police officers indicted in Freddie Gray’s death
By Amanda Sakuma A Baltimore grand jury has indicted all six police officers involved in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced Thursday. The indictments come just under three weeks after Mosby filed multiple charges against … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, Freddie Gray, indictment, justice, law, police abuse
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Beyond Hashtag Activism
By David A. Graham If you’ve heard of Joseph Kent, you probably only learned his name in the last couple of days. Late Tuesday night, a CNN camera caught a spooky video of Kent being arrested in Baltimore: As Kent … Continue reading
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Tagged activisim, Baltimore, civil rights, Ferguson, protest, social activism
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Freddie Gray among many suspects who do not get medical care from Baltimore police
By Mark Puente and Meredith Cohn When Baltimore State’s Attorney Maryliyn Mosby charged six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, she said they had ignored Gray’s pleas for medical care during his arrest and a 45-minute transport van … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, Baltimore Police, Freddie Gray, police abuse, race, rough rides
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Jay Z and Beyoncé bailed out protesters in Baltimore and Ferguson, activist says
An activist and film-maker who has worked with Jay Z claims that the hip-hop star contributed “tens of thousands” of dollars to free protesters who could not pay their bail following anti-police brutality demonstrations in Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bail, Baltimore, Baltimore protests, Beyonce', Black Lives Matter, Jay-Z, protestors
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Why Do America’s Race Riots Mirror Each Other?
By Frank Rich As some 37,000 fans streamed into Camden Yards for the Orioles–Red Sox game on the last Saturday evening in April, things were getting out of hand in Baltimore. The peaceful protests of the day were spiraling … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, discrimination, Ferguson, Los Angeles, New York, race, racism, uprising
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No conflict of interest in Freddie Gray case, says Baltimore state’s attorney
Associated Press Baltimore’s top prosecutor has filed a blistering response to conflict of interest allegations raised by lawyers for six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray. The defense lawyers have asked that a judge replace state’s attorney … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, Fraternal Order of Police, Freddie Gray, justice, law, Marilyn Mosby, United States
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Baltimore officer made Taser threat to witness who filmed Freddie Gray stop
By Oliver Laughland The Baltimore police lieutenant charged with manslaughter over the death of Freddie Gray threatened to use his Taser on an eyewitness who filmed part of the crucial first stop made by a police van carrying the … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, Brian Rice, Freddie Gray, justice, law, police abuse, race
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The Thin White Line: Most Cops Don’t Look Like the Residents They Serve
By Bryan Schatz and AJ Vicens In Baltimore, white people make up 28 percent of the population but 50 percent of the city’s police officers. In Philadelphia, where police and protesters clashed last Thursday during a #FreddieGray rally, whites are … Continue reading
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Tagged American cities, Baltimore, demographics, police, police force, police reform
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Baltimore’s secret history of death: Racism, corporate greed & the most infamous mass-poisoning in American history
By Adam Gaffney View image | gettyimages.com Few now doubt the lethality of inequality. Unequal treatment under the law has resulted in case after case of Black lives lost, whether by gunshot, suffocation, or severed spine. And yet, as tragic … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, business, corporate greed, health, income inequality, inner-city, lead poisoning, poverty, race, racism, unemployment
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