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Baltimore Mayor Asks Feds To Investigate Police Department
By Eyder Peralta http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/mayor-stephanie-rawlings-blake-of-baltimore-speaks-at-a-news-photo/471831456 Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has asked the Justice Department to open up a civil rights investigation into the city’s police department. “Such an investigation is essential if we are to build on the foundation of reform,” … Continue reading
In Baltimore we need protest in all its forms. Even joyful ones
By Steven W Thrasher http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/people-hold-hands-during-a-rally-lead-by-faith-leaders-in-news-photo/472082216 Spots of joy are necessary and needed in the seemingly endless fight for justice. In Baltimore on Tuesday night, as the city reeled from how the death of Freddie Gray exposed the violence of a … Continue reading
As Black And Brown People Protest Cop Killings, Whites Don’t See Institutional Racism
By Vanessa Baden Kelly As Freddie Gray was laid to rest, Americans watched as Baltimore residents protested the death of the 25 year old, whose spinal chord “mysteriously” snapped while in police custody–causing his death. On Friday, six officers were … Continue reading
Baltimore Police Officer Calls For Community And Cops To Come Together, Tells Demonstrators: ‘I’m Here For You’
By Sebastian Murdock In the days since thousands of protesters in Baltimore, Maryland have declared black lives matter and demanded an end to police brutality, one officer is reminding her community that working together is the only way to move … Continue reading
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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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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
The Real Truth Of What’s Happening In Baltimore
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Tagged #OneBaltimore, Freddie Gray, journalism, Luke Rudkowski, reporting, Tim Pool, video
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Dear White America: Here’s What You Should Know About MLK Before Using Him to Shut Down Black Uprising
By Chauncey DeVega The United States may have a black man who happens to be President. But racial equality, justice, and the radically democratic transformative possibilities that Obama symbolized seven years ago have not been translated into substantive improvements in … Continue reading
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Tagged #One Baltimore, Baltimore, Ferguson, Freddie Gray, Martin Luther King, police abuse, race, United States
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The Freddie Gray Case Should Be A Warning To Reporters Who Print Unfounded Police Leaks
By Carimah Townes The death of Freddie Gray was ruled a homicide and all six officers involved in his arrest and transport face criminal charges, including second-degree murder and manslaughter. Announcing the charges at a press conference Friday morning, Prosecutor … Continue reading
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A Ground-Level View of Baltimore’s Protests: Hope, Anger, and Beauty
Photos by Andrew Renneisen, text by Mitchell Grummon On April 12, Freddie Gray was arrested by Baltimore police. One hour later he was comatose. A week later he was dead, succumbing to spinal injuries inflicted while in … Continue reading
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