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The mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of 25-year-old Baltimore man Freddie Gray while in police custody has added to a growing number of incidents involving Black men, cops, and a loss of life. Amid the anger and frustration felt by many in the city and nationwide, the U.S. Department of Justice is launching an investigation […]

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The Wire has become a pop culture phenomenon, an amazing feat considering the HBO crime show didn’t pull in big numbers when it aired. The tense drama that took place on the mean streets of Baltimore gave rise to a collection of characters that fans of the show still debate over to this day.

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With President Obama‘s fifth State of the Union archived on the Internets, does 2014 looks to be a “breakthrough year for America”?

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Although details are scarce, a fight last night involving Baltimore Ravens player Jacoby Jones at a Washington nightclub was allegedly sparked by a stripper striking him in the head with a bottle. Despite police responding to the scene, no arrests were made as the parties involved decided to keep mum.

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A New Jersey cop faces second-degree murder and manslaughter for allegedly shooting another man in a fit of road rage. The shooting happened on a Maryland highway Saturday (June 8) evening, as the suspect drove with his children and wife in the car.

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On Tuesday (April 22), 25 correctional officers were indicted on charges of aiding a known gang leader to lord over the Baltimore City Detention Center. Thirteen of the officers were women, and Black Guerilla Family gang leader Tavon “Bulldog” White reportedly impregnated four of them reports the Baltimore Sun.

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A gynecologist in Baltimore is dead of an apparent suicide,  amid allegations that he was secretly recording and taking pictures of his patients. Nikita Levy took his life just as cops served him with a warrant to search his home.

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Baltimore’s own Caddy Da Don is back and here to make sure that people don’t step out of line in his new video. The hefty MC, who we last saw kicking it with Cinematic Music Group’s Fat Trel on “Heavy 2012.” The B-More big man isn’t looking to slow down any time soon as he […]

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Well this is awkward. A Baltimore high-school basketball star was arrested for allegedly breaking the law, which is a direct insult to his nickname. Aquille “Crimestopper” Carr was released from custody Saturday (Aug. 18) for reportedly attacking his ex-girlfriend. The Patterson High School point guard was charged with second-degree assault and reckless endangerment for throwing […]

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A Baltimore firefighter was arrested on charges that he ran a prostitution ring out of an apartment, reports the Baltimore Sun. According to police, Jamar Simmons was living a secret double life, one that gave him an extra annual income of $60,000, but also landed him behind bars. The 29-year-old’s apartment was raided July 9, […]

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Make no mistake about it, Los puts in work. The Bad Boy rapper went to Hot New Hip Hop to debut his latest “Whoopin A**,” and the lyrical annihilation is more than evident. He’s not going at anyone in particular, but he still manages to unleash verbal fury on the DJ-Rockstar produced track. His mixtape, […]

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The neighborhood watch strikes again. Two brothers, patrolling their Orthodox Jewish neighborhood are facing charges for beating a 15-year-old black teenager in Baltimore two years ago, and are headed to trial beginning today (April 23). Eliyahu and Avi Werdesheim, worked as neighborhood watch volunteers and have—like George Zimmerman—claimed self-defense, as the motive behind the vicious beating.