Thousands in Other Cities Protest Death of Freddie Gray
BALTIMORE (AP) — Thousands of people hit the streets in Baltimore and several other cities from Boston and New York to Indianapolis and Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to protest the death of a Black...
Latest on Freddie Gray Death: Looting, protest in Ferguson
Looting, fires and gunfire broke out overnight in Ferguson during protests in response to the death of a Black man in police custody in Baltimore.
Several dozen people gathered Tuesday night on West Florissant Avenue,...
Baltimore Streets Once Rocked by Riots Quiet after Curfew
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore streets previously rocked by riots were quiet Wednesday morning at the lifting of a nighttime curfew that was enforced by 3,000 police and National Guardsmen.
The curfew ended at 5 a.m....
Baltimore Tensions Calming
It had been a day for cleaning and reflection, of pulling together to bring some sense of normalcy to a community that had seen many businesses destroyed just the day before.
As day turned to...
West Baltimore Community: Cleaning Up, Feeding Seniors
Signs of the looting that had occurred the night before had been largely swept away by 11 a.m., Tuesday (April 28) morning, as residents from around the city and the state of Maryland joined...
Morgan Students Contributing in Baltimore Cleanup
Hundreds of volunteers converged on West Baltimore to help clean up the debris left behind after a night of rioting.
Volunteers helped remove debris and rubble from a burned out CVS while others passed out...
In Fells Point, Rioters Focus On Easily Stolen Goods
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 the front window of...
Community Expresses Shame over Riots, Exhaustion at Police Brutality
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 had begun earlier in the day. Young men stood...
Riots in Baltimore Raise Questions about Police Response
BALTIMORE (AP) — National Guard troops fanned out through the city, shield-bearing police officers blocked the streets and firefighters doused still-simmering blazes early Tuesday as a growing area of Baltimore shuddered from riots following...
Baltimore Mayor Condemns Clashes, Announces Curfew
Baltimore -- Monday night, as looters took over Mondawmin Mall, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake was at the Office of Emergency Management for a news conference to address the destruction that overtook parts of...
Huge Fire on Site of Southern Baptist Church’s New Senior Center–Reportedly Set by Rioters
(Update 4/27/2015) The Rev. Donte Hickman, pastor of Southern Baptist Church in East Baltimore sent out the call for all his men to meet him and other pastors at New Shiloh Baptist Church to...
Baltimoreans Reflect on Freddie Gray and Their City
Between the bodacious demands of young people practically demanding that York Road motorists honk their horns to honor Freddie Gray and the curiosity of a young boy asking his buddies, “Did you see the...
