In the wake of the uprisings and public relations shit-show taking place in Baltimore, the city has reportedly hired “crisis consultant” Judy Smith, the woman on whose life the hit show Scandal is based. According to CNN, the city is, understandably, desperate to change public perceptions following the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray and the […]
The six cops detained for the homicide of Freddie Gray have been released on bail that was at least $150,000 less than the bail for the teen who turned himself in for destroying a police car, according to The Baltimore Sun. It’s a grim reminder of a still sickeningly unfair justice system. The cops, whose mugshots were […]
Donta Allen, the other passenger detained in the police van with Freddie Gray, is refuting an earlier Washington Post article where he was quoted as saying that Gray was “banging against the walls” and “trying to injure himself.” Instead, Allen claims that he heard nothing and that it “was a smooth ride.” In an interview with Mike Schuh of the Baltimore CBS […]
Moments after Baltimore State Attorney Marilyn Mosby passionately announced that the officers responsible for Freddie Gray’s death will be criminally charged, President Obama released this statement: “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 […]
After weeks of rising tension in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of police, justice may finally be served. Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced Friday that the 25-year-old’s death has been ruled a homicide. Six officers have been charged in the case and five are in police custody, according […]
Twitter and Instagram have been flooded with messages of sympathy when it comes to the violence in Baltimore, but what is anyone actually doing? For the last few days, I have noticed that there is a banner on Facebook asking me to support Nepal in the aftermath of its devastating earthquake. But where is that […]
Community activist DeRay McKesson continues to say all of the things we are thinking, speaking the truth in national interviews about the current climate of racial tensions in this country. McKesson has been a rising star in our modern day Civil Rights Movement and his interview with Wolf Blitzer Tuesday has him on everyone’s mind these […]
Most of the 200-plus Baltimore protesters arrested during a period of unrest Monday are still in jail with no formal charges, BuzzFeed News reports. According…
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 him on the events in Baltimore. When Blitzer tried to push McKesson to denounce the protesters as violent and reckless, McKesson politely shut him down. “The people that have been […]
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 conference earlier today, President Obama condemned the looting and mayhem that some protestors unleashed upon the city yesterday afternoon. According to The Huffington Post, he noted that we have seen […]
Despite its proximity to the nation’s capital in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Maryland has been the center of economic despair and urban blight since riots rolled…
Hours after she was sworn in as the first African-American woman to hold the office of Attorney General, Loretta Lynch released a statement about the…
