BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s chief prosecutor, just 35 years old and on the job for less than four months, is facing the biggest challenge of her career: deciding whether evidence supports criminal charges against police officers in the death of Freddie Gray. State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby ousted an established white opponent by promising to hold […]
CNN anchor Erin Burnett is being roasted on black Twitter after she referred to members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. as “gang members.” In the midst of the Baltimore uprising, the Bloods and Crips announced they had put aside their differences for the greater good and joined efforts to heal the community. They were […]
These are some of the stories coming out of Baltimore as the weekend gets started. Although the Baltimore police department have completed their report, no official findings have been released to the public due to any tensions escalating over the weekend. These are the biggest stories coming out of the city. From The Associated Press: […]
In the days following the riots in Baltimore, presidential candidate Rand Paul decided to reveal what he thought was the reason behind the city’s looting and…
The most recent cover of TIME Magazine has gone viral. Featuring a photograph from an aspiring 26-year-old West Baltimore native named Devin Allen, the black and white image of a young black man running in the streets of Baltimore with a sea of police officers behind him has people talking. Although a striking image, what […]
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer wanted to focus his interview with activist, DeRay McKesson, on the violence against police in Baltimore. But it was clear DeRay McKesson…
Wolf Blitzer tried it. On Tuesday, the CNN host interviewed community organizer Deray McKesson, a rising star in the modern day Civil Rights movement, questioning…
You’ve heard from Toya Graham, aka “Mom of the Year” from the Baltimore riots, and now her son is speaking out about his actions and why he’s…
UPDATED BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police say their investigation into the death of Freddie Gray has revealed a new stop the police van made while transporting Gray. Deputy Commissioner Kevin Davis said the stop was previously unknown to investigators. It was one of four stops the wagon made after Gray was put inside. Before Gray was […]
There’s a new report from The Washington Post which states Freddie Gray intentionally tried to injure himself inside that Baltimore police van. The Post states the story is being told by the other person in the back of the van with Gray. According to The Post the other person could not see Gray because […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — Having weathered two all-night curfews with no major disturbances, Baltimore officials are now trying to manage growing expectations they will immediately decide whether to prosecute six police officers involved in the arrest of a black man who later died of injuries he apparently received while in custody. In an effort to be […]
The protests in Ferguson, New York, and most recently, Baltimore, have been ignited by a rash of violence against young Black people by police. Earlier this week, riots erupted in Baltimore in response to the police custody death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, recalling the 1968 riots after the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King […]
