It should come as no great surprise to Americans that Baltimore City Police officer William Porter, a man who was clearly on some level responsible for the death of Freddie Gray, wasn't convicted of a crime. It is the rare exception in America when law enforcement officers are ...read more
When Freddie Gray was put in the back of a police van in Baltimore on April 25th 2015 after being violently arrested for doing nothing more than looking at a police officer, he was by all accounts a healthy human being. He left the van in a coma with three fractured vertebrae in ...read more
by Terrell Jermaine Starr We’ve learned a lot about policing in Baltimore since the six police officers involved in Freddie Gray’s arrest were charged in connection to his death. One of the so-called Baltimore Six has a highly questionable history of abusing his authority; ...read more
On Monday, President Obama gave a speech at the launch of the My Brother's Keeper Alliance, and once again laid out the obstacles present in our criminal justice system that disproportionately affect people of color, particularly young black men. In addition to the deaths of ...read more
At a press conference Friday morning, Maryland State Attorney for the City of Baltimore Marilyn Mosby delivered the news that six officers have been charged (at least five are in custody) in relation to the incident that took Freddie Gray's life, and touched off serious unrest ...read more
There's a rather intense debate happening now, pegged off a compelling footnote in the Baltimore story: a viral video of Baltimore resident Toya Graham smacking her teenage son who was getting ready to participate in the riots occurring there. Frankly, both sides have excellent ...read more
As the city of Baltimore braces for another tense night of unrest over the death of Freddie Gray, President Obama delivered what amounted to a mini-speech on the crisis during a press conference Tuesday. While answering questions at a joint news conference with Prime Minister ...read more
