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Today, tensions eased in Baltimore as activists galvanized residents for peaceful protest and the National Guard remained in place. A 10 p.m. curfew imposed by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake held as protests remained peaceful. Popular Baltimore pastor Rev. Jamal Bryant, along with faith leaders from all faiths has called for a citywide protest front of Baltimore’s […]

You may not know Toya Graham’s name, but you might remember her pulling her son out of the Baltimore riots on Monday. The proud mother…

President Barack Obama has shared his thoughts on the riots that have erupted in Baltimore following the tragic death of Freddie Gray. During a press…

Donald Trump spewed criticism and racial remarks towards President Barack Obama following the Baltimore riots on Monday. The mogul sent off a few disparaging tweets about…

A photo of a young Maryland boy handing out bottles of water to police has gone viral. And while we’d like to think the reaction would be positive, we received mixed messages from our friends over on our Facebook page. Pauline Hibler Awesome young man! Patricia Darlene Johnson- Boliver-Hartman Good boy. Show people love. Christi Fotheringham That’s cute […]

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Jesse Williams is using the power of social media to question national coverage of the protests in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray. Taking to Twitter on Monday (April 26), the outspoken “Grey’s Anatomy” star expressed his views on the situation with a slew of scathing tweets directed at the media. In addition, Williams […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Pointing to a wave of violence in Baltimore, Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that the nation’s criminal justice system has gotten “out of balance” and must be restored through steps such as the use of body cameras by every police department in the country. “It’s time to change our approach,” Clinton […]

  Rev. Al Sharpton talks to the TJMS about his meeting with Baltimore Mayor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake yesterday and the fight to continue fighting for justice in light of the death of Freddie Gray. “We cannot lose the focus that this is about how a young man was entered into police custody and his spine was […]

  Roland Martin was on the ground in Baltimore last night at the Empowerment Temple to join activists, pastors, imams and priests as well as the community to promote healing after protests turned violent Monday night. Due to the efforts of those pastors and others in the community, an imposed curfew in Baltimore was mostly observed. […]

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  Rev. Jesse Jackson talk to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the unrest in Baltimore, the curfew in the city and what happens next. Click the link above to hear the entire interview.

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6:30 a.m. A city-wide curfew in Baltimore ended at 5 a.m. and the morning rush is getting underway with traffic flowing on most streets downtown. There are still a few road and lane closures around police headquarters and around Pennsylvania and North avenues, where demonstrators have been congregating and a hotspot for rioting Monday night. […]

Not everyone in Baltimore is rioting. Some people are helping their neighbors and the cops, but that’s not the story you’re likely to see on…