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 […]
Category: Baltimore Uprising
Baltimore Mayor Lifts Curfew 6 Days after Riots
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 […]
Latest on Police-Freddie Gray Death: Nearly 100 Officers Hurt
(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 […]
Thousands in Other Cities Protest Death of Freddie Gray
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 […]
Latest on Freddie Gray Death: Looting, protest in Ferguson
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 […]
Baltimore Streets Once Rocked by Riots Quiet after Curfew
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 […]
Baltimore Tensions Calming
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 […]
West Baltimore Community: Cleaning Up, Feeding Seniors
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 […]
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. PughMorgan students help in cleaning up damage from protests in […]
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 […]
Community Expresses Shame over Riots, Exhaustion at Police Brutality
(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 […]
Riots in Baltimore Raise Questions about Police Response
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 […]