Those looking to help the police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray won’t be able to use GoFundMe.com. The Baltimore Sun reports the popular fundraising site has disallowed contributions to the officers. According to GoFundMe spokeswoman Kelsea Little, a page set up on the site by the Baltimore police union has been removed. […]
Roland Martin talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the charges brought up on six Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray. “Several lawyers are suggesting that she (Mosby) cannot prove that there was a second degree murder charge. People are saying that the protesters and public pressure played a part,” Martin […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s top prosecutor acted swiftly in charging six officers in the death of Freddie Gray, who suffered a grave spinal injury as he was arrested and put into a police transport van, handcuffed and without a seat belt. But getting a jury to convict police officers of murder and manslaughter will be […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — Six days after riots sparked by Freddie Gray’s death, Baltimore’s mayor lifted a citywide curfew Sunday and faith leaders called for continued activism until justice is achieved. A jubilant crowd of several hundred prayed and sang civil-rights anthems at a City Hall rally. Sunday’s peaceful gathering came two days after the city’s […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As the events in Baltimore continue to grip the nation, a few celebrities are raising their voices for the city and the cause. But experts say many stars are reluctant to address such heated emotional issues publicly. Artists such as Beyoncé, Cher, Dwayne Johnson, Jada Pinkett Smith and “Grey’s Anatomy” actor […]
It looks as if his royal badness is using his art to speak out on the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of police…
How much unrest will our country experience before we substantively address the injustices acutely impacting Black people? For months, across the nation, tens of thousands…
The man who was the crux of Baltimore police’s story saying that Freddie Gray sustained his own injuries in the back of a police van went…
Protests following the funeral of Freddie Gray — the 25-year-old Baltimore man who died in police custody after sustaining a spinal cord injury — have…
UPDATE: President Obama has released the following statement on the charges: “It is absolutely vital that the truth comes out on what happened to Freddie Gray. It is my practice not to comment on the legal processes involved. That would not be appropriate. But I can tell you that justice needs to be served. All […]
Freddie Gray’s brutal death at the hands of Baltimore police officers is starting to see some justice. His death has officially been deemed a homicide…
Calling rioters in Baltimore “thugs” is coming back to bit the city’s mayor, who took to Twitter to make amends for her poor choice of words. “I wanted to clarify my comments on ‘thugs.’ When you speak out of frustration and anger, one can say things in a way that you don’t mean,” Stephanie Rawlings-Blake […]
