All eyes are on Baltimore, the latest American city to lash out after a Black man laid dead following a police encounter, and authorities had no answers. In light of the tension between citizens and local police following Freddie Gray’s death, TIME Magazine unveils their latest cover, featuring a gripping image that embodies the happenings in Charm City.
Thousands gathered in New York‘s Union Square Wednesday (April 29) in a show of solidarity with the recent protests in Baltimore over the police custody death of Freddie Gray. NYPD officials say that over 100 persons were arrested during the demonstration for disorderly conduct after they blocked roadways and sidewalks.
Baltimore is burning. A state of emergency has been declared by Maryland’s governor and the National Guard has been activated in the city after Monday’s funeral for Freddie Gray, who died last week while in police custody, led to protests which eventually spiraled into rioting and looting.
Despite the peaceful gathering at the memorial service Monday morning (April 28) for Baltimore man Freddie Gray, angry protestors have taken to the city’s northwest section and are battling with police. So far, seven officers have been injured in combating the protests and several businesses have been looted and destroyed.
Baltimore authorities are obviously on guard following the violence that occurred in the wake of protests that devolved into rioting and looting over the death of Freddie Gray. The Baltimore PD issued a statement today that local gangs, including Bloods and Crips, are uniting against them. Seriously.
Ervin Leon Edwards died in a Louisiana jail under an unfortunate set of circumstances after his 2013 arrest for wearing baggy pants. A new video contradicts earlier police reports of the moments before he was found face down in a cell, potentially supporting a wrongful death lawsuit claim brought by Edwards’ family.
The attorney for the family of Freddie Gray, the Baltimore man who died while in police custody, is demanding an apology from the city’s police union president after he compared protestors to a “lynch mob.” Overall the protests in and around the city have largely been peaceful, hence why the comparison drew as much ire as […]
Professor and talk show host Marc Lamont Hill was a guest on CNN‘s Erin Burnett Out Front Tuesday night (April 21), this time squaring off against former NYPD detective Harry Houck. The pair got into it as they were discussing the curious death of Baltimore man Freddie Gray while he was in police custody, sparking Hill […]
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 […]
The recent police-related shooting deaths of Walter Scott and Eric Harris has bolstered an already simmering movement decrying police brutality across the nation. In New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Oakland, reports have come in from various news outlets of arrests regarding the protests.
Police in the town of Marana in Arizona were involved in a showdown with a suspect back in February, which led to one of the officers slamming his cruiser into the man. The incident was caught on dash cam, and emerging video has prompted discussions on how police handle tense situations.
Now that Michael Slager has been exposed, some of the policing that he allegedly did in the dark is coming to the light.
