Tag Archives: Baltimore

‘Root of rebellion is violent police department’

Posted on May 1, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Richard B. Muhammed Baltimore police officers were pelted with rocks, bottles, and planks, patrol cars trashed as news outlets broadcast the unrest live and streamed unfolding events in real time—shortly after Freddie Gray was laid to rest. The governor … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Protesters Jailed Without Food For Days, Attorneys Say

Posted on May 1, 2015 by The Soul Brother

In Kira Lerner   In Baltimore’s Central Booking, protesters and rioters are being withheld food for up to 18 hours, denied medical attention and detained for extended periods of time with up to 20 people in small cells intended to … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Is Not Ferguson. Here’s What It Really Is

Posted on May 1, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Steve Inskeep This week’s Baltimore riot could not have happened to a nicer city. Baltimore residents welcome strangers and even call them “hon.” They sit on benches painted with the slogan “The Greatest City in America.” Baltimore is also … Continue reading →

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The “Shocking” Statistics of Racial Disparity in Baltimore

Posted on May 1, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Bill Quigley Were you shocked at the disruption in Baltimore? What is more shocking is daily life in Baltimore, a city of 622,000 which is 63 percent African American. Here are ten numbers that tell some of the story. … Continue reading →

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Charges Against Officers In Freddie Gray’s Death Range From Murder To Manslaughter

Posted on May 1, 2015 by The Soul Brother

The death of Freddie Gray was a homicide, and there is “probable cause” for criminal charges, Baltimore lead prosecutor Marilyn J. Mosby says, citing her office’s “thorough and independent” investigation and the medical examiner’s report on Gray’s death. Mosby, the … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gray’s Attorney on the Benefits of Body Cameras

Posted on May 1, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Conor Friedersdorf On Tuesday night William Murphy, the attorney representing Freddie Gray’s family, gave a televised address to an audience in a Baltimore church. As MSNBC cut to his remarks he was reflecting on black America’s long experience of … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Police Just Arrested Man Who Filmed The Freddie Gray Arrest

Posted on May 1, 2015 by The Soul Brother

Kevin Moore filmed the police brutally arresting Freddie Gray. That footage went viral and began all of the protests that have been flooding the streets of Baltimore and sweeping the nation ever since. Now, after claiming the police had been … Continue reading →

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#BlackLivesMatter Co-Founders On Baltimore Uprisings: ‘We Stand In Solidarity’

Posted on April 29, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Lilly Workneh Following Monday’s funeral of Freddie Gray — a 25-year-old man who died after sustaining a spinal cord injury during an arrest in Baltimore — protests broke out and swept across the streets of the Maryland city. Demonstrators … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gray’s Death Reveals a Dark History of ‘Nickel Rides’ and Police Van Torture

Posted on April 29, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By John Vibes This week, protests and riots erupted in Baltimore, in response to the police murder of an innocent 27-year-old man named Freddie Gray. According to police, Gray was first stopped and arrested by officers at 8:39am on April … Continue reading →

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White Reservation: The Justification of Breath and Those Who Take It Away 

Posted on April 28, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By T. Better Baldwin April 20, 2015 was just another manic Monday for Lady Justice. Until there is proper distinction between visual impairment and the opaqueness of a blindfold, her fair beauty will only be in the eye of the … Continue reading →

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