Aug 20 2016
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Though on-screen deaths of African Americans seem increasingly horrifying even as they become more routine, there is…
Aug 10 2016
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Is the Department of Justice paying lip service to the black residents of Baltimore? On Wednesday, the DOJ released…
Aug 10 2016
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On Wednesday, the Department of Justice issued a scathing report about the widespread constitutional violations that…
Aug 5 2016
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Americans have gotten used to seeing black men die on camera phones. Many of those deaths have inspired anger and pro…
Jul 18 2016
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A Baltimore judge ruled Monday that the fourth officer to be tried in the death of Freddie Gray was not guilty of…
Jun 23 2016
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On Thursday, Baltimore Judge Barry G. Williams ruled that officer Caesar R. Goodson Jr., who drove the police van…
Apr 25 2016
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By the time his senior year of high school came around, any semblance of a normal life had all but collapsed around…
Apr 12 2016
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OAKLAND, CA—Freddie Gray died a year ago today, and it’s got me thinking about my own relationship with law…
Mar 18 2016
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One of the first documented usages of the phrase "Ferguson effect" came from a column written by St. Louis police…
Dec 1 2015
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On Monday morning, 75 potential jurors at a Baltimore courthouse were asked to answer a loaded question: who was not…
Nov 30 2015
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The trial of a police officer involved with Freddie Gray's death began today in Baltimore, to the dismay of that…
Oct 22 2015
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CBS Baltimore has confirmed with "multiple sources" that Gloria Darden, the mother of Freddie Gray (who died while…
Sep 8 2015
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The city of Baltimore plans to pay the family of Freddie Gray a total of $6.4 million as a settlement for civil…
Jul 3 2015
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"Enjoy your ride, cuz we sure will!"
Jun 11 2015
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“I’m soooooo happy in tears.” That’s what Tawanda Jones wrote to me in a text message last month after Baltimore…
May 30 2015
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As Martin O'Malley streamed his much-hyped "big announcement" live from Baltimore on Saturday morning, a lot of…
May 23 2015
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Six Baltimore police officers have been charged in the death of 25-year-old Freddie Grey, but—as a verdict coming…
May 19 2015
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Graphic journalist Dan Archer recently spoke with several community members in Baltimore about the unrest there…
May 11 2015
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In the weeks since Freddie Gray was arrested in Baltimore, search volumes for the terms "police brutality" and…
May 1 2015
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Charges of homicide, manslaughter, misconduct and more have been filed against six police officers who were involved…