BALTIMORE (AP) — National Guardsmen took up positions across the city and hundreds of volunteers swept broken glass and other debris from the streets Tuesday, the morning after riots erupted following the funeral of a black man who died in police custody. The streets were largely calm in the morning and into the afternoon, but […]
Getting disciplined in front of your friends is embarrassing enough. Getting disciplined in front of the whole world? Well, that’s another story completely. But that’s…
Special K says he went to sleep last night and the city of Baltimore was on fire. He wished it was a bad dream, but…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Urging Americans to “do some soul-searching,” President Barack Obama expressed deep frustration Tuesday over recurring black deaths at the hands of police, rioters responding with senseless violence and a society that will only “feign concern” without addressing the root causes. “This is not new. It’s been going on for decades,” Obama said […]
Cast members of HBO’s The Wire, which has a storyline based in the streets of Baltimore, took to social media to ask that those in…
4/28/15- From the riots and looting to the funeral of Freddie Gray, the Celebrity Snitch is talking all things Baltimore. Click the link above to hear.
Roland Martin talks to Maryland state Delegate Jay Walker on if bringing the National Guard in to the city of Baltimore was necessary. “I think it’s a day late. The guard should’ve been there yesterday. How did everything get so out of control yesterday? You look around other states, right away they were charged. The […]
With widespread rioting going on in Baltimore last night after the funeral of Freddie Gray, who died after suffering a severe spinal injury while in police custody, Jacque Reid reached out to Senior White House Correspondent April Ryan on what to expect from President Obama and the White House. “(The President) He’s definitely watching. And […]
Roland Martin talks to Pastor Jamal Bryant of Empowerment Temple in Baltimore about the unrest in the city and why the Mayor shouldn’t have closed schools due to the violence on the street. “It is absolutely amazing and unnerving. Yesterday was supposed to be a moratorium. Within a matter of hours, the whole city has […]
Did Baltimore’s mayor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake call for a State of Emergency in the city of Baltimore early enough? As the world now knows, riots broke out last night after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Baltimore man who was gravely injured in police custody and then died. Tom Joyner: Good morning, Don. Don […]
Rev. Al Sharpton talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the unrest in Baltimore in light of the death of Freddie Gray. “It’s one that we saw coming. I think the Mayor is dealing with a situation wear the squabble could effect us all. We’ve got to address the underlying problem. This is […]
Roland Martin talks to Baltimore Congressman Elijah Cummings about the decision to close schools in light of the Baltimore riots due to the death of Freddie Gray. Roland: We are all obviously watching what’s happening in Baltimore as they go through this next phase. Who made the decision to cancel school today? That’s 80,000 kids […]
