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Category: Baltimore Uprising

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Baltimore Police: Man Arrested Near Scene of Recent Riots

by Stephanie CornishMay 4, 2015January 25, 2022

Police gather at an intersection Monday, May 4, 2015, in Baltimore. Lt. Col. Melvin Russell said police pursued a man who was spotted on surveillance cameras and appeared to be […]

Posted inBaltimore News, Baltimore Uprising

Baltimore Mayor Lifts Curfew 6 Days after Riots

by Stephanie CornishMay 3, 2015January 25, 2022

Kim Thomas, of Westminster, Md., prays during a rally in front of City Hall, Sunday, May 3, 2015, in Baltimore. Hundreds of jubilant people prayed and chanted for justice days […]

Posted inBaltimore News, Baltimore Uprising

Latest on Police-Freddie Gray Death: Nearly 100 Officers Hurt

by Stephanie CornishApril 30, 2015January 25, 2022

(April 30, 2015) An injured police officer is carried away by his fellow officers Monday, April 27, 2015, in Baltimore. Rioters plunged part of Baltimore, torching a pharmacy, setting police […]

Posted inBaltimore Uprising, National News

Thousands in Other Cities Protest Death of Freddie Gray

by Stephanie CornishApril 29, 2015January 25, 2022

Protestors lay in the street to stage a die-in at Herald Square, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in New York. Several hundred people gathered in New York on Wednesday to protest […]

Posted inBaltimore News, Baltimore Uprising

Latest on Freddie Gray Death: Looting, protest in Ferguson

by Stephanie CornishApril 29, 2015January 25, 2022

State Sen. Catherine E. Pugh, right, D-Baltimore, embraces a protestor while urging the crowd to disperse ahead of a 10 p.m. curfew in the wake of Monday’s riots following the […]

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Baltimore Streets Once Rocked by Riots Quiet after Curfew

by Stephanie CornishApril 29, 2015January 25, 2022

Members of the National Guard walk along North Avenue near where Monday’s riots occurred following the funeral for Freddie Gray, after a 10 p.m. curfew went into effect Wednesday, April […]

Posted inBaltimore Uprising, National News

Baltimore Tensions Calming

by Stephanie CornishApril 29, 2015January 25, 2022

People dance Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore. Maryland’s governor vowed there would be no repeat of the looting, arson and vandalism that erupted Monday in some of the city’s […]

Posted inBaltimore Uprising, National News

West Baltimore Community: Cleaning Up, Feeding Seniors

by Stephanie CornishApril 29, 2015January 25, 2022

Wayne Rogers, who lives in West Baltimore, used his day off, April 28, to help clean up the city he loves. (Photo by Roberto Alejandro) Signs of the looting that […]

Posted inBaltimore News, Baltimore Uprising

Morgan Students Contributing in Baltimore Cleanup

by Stephanie CornishApril 29, 2015January 25, 2022

Hundreds of volunteers converged on West Baltimore to help clean up the debris left behind after a night of rioting. PughMorgan students help in cleaning up damage from protests in […]

Posted inBaltimore News, Baltimore Uprising

In Fells Point, Rioters Focus On Easily Stolen Goods

by Stephanie CornishApril 28, 2015January 25, 2022

David Davighi, owner of the property that houses Capitol Mac in Fells Point, received a call early April 28. Looters had broken in around midnight by throwing a cinder block through […]

Posted inBaltimore News, Baltimore Uprising

Community Expresses Shame over Riots, Exhaustion at Police Brutality

by Stephanie CornishApril 28, 2015January 25, 2022

(AFRO Photos by Anderson Ward) The car had been burning on Ocala Ave. for almost an hour, not far from Mondawmin Mall where violent exchanges between youth and police officers […]

Posted inBaltimore News, Baltimore Uprising

Riots in Baltimore Raise Questions about Police Response

by Stephanie CornishApril 28, 2015January 25, 2022

Protestors face police Monday, April 27, 2015, during unrest following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. Rioters plunged part of Baltimore, torching a pharmacy, setting police cars ablaze and […]

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