Category: Baltimore News

Join the fun at the Freestate Sports Arena, 5811 Allender Road, White Marsh, Md. 21162 on May 9. Doors open at 5 p.m.; the first whistle is at 5:30 p.m. This event is family friendly and wheelchair accessible. General Admission Tickets are available at the door for $15, but patrons can purchase them online for […]

Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Wednesday, May 6:

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u Tonight we report on the breaking news connected to the Baltimore uprising and it’s aftermath, including Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s request that the Department of Justice expand their probe into the Baltimore City Police Department, as well as one of the officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray challenging […]

Morgan State Begins Construction on New $79 Million Facility

(Photos Courtesy Morgan State University) Morgan State University on April 30 launched construction on its new $79.4 million cutting edge academic and research facility, which is slated for completion in summer 2017. The Martin D. Jenkins Behavioral and Social Sciences Center, the result of a partnership with the state of Maryland, is part of theuniversity’s […]

Community Stretches to Find Peace With Police

Morgan State University was the site of a televised town hall meeting hosted by TV One journalist Roland Martin to discuss fundamental issues of the Black community in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray. Called “State of Emergency: Baltimore and Beyond,” the gathering, held in the Murphy Fine Arts Center, drew national figures […]

City Council: Getting Back To Normal

It was a busy week for members of the Baltimore City Council. In the aftermath of the riots they could be seen during television interviews on channels from MSNBC to CNN, talking about what is next for Baltimore, how the city is holding up and what the large peaceful rallies held over the weekend meant. […]

Gang Members Discuss Role in Baltimore’s Uprising

From left: Goldie (a member of the Crips street gang), Bonez (member of the Bloods and a self-published author), and Mugga (pronounced ‘moo-ga’, a member of the Crips). While being accused of plotting to kill law enforcement officers by the Baltimore Police Department, members of the Bloods, Crips, and Black Guerrilla Family, all notorious street […]

Tonight: AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Tuesday, May 5:

by Stephanie CornishMay 5, 2015January 25, 2022

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3u We continue our reporting on the Baltimore uprising and it’s aftermath as we explore legislative paths forward to create substantive reform in law enforcement and criminal justice. Our guests include: Pastor Heber Brown of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church, Sara Love of the ACLU and 41st District Delegate Jill Carter. […]

Reforming Baltimore Police will be Expensive, Costly

by Stephanie CornishMay 5, 2015January 25, 2022

BALTIMORE (AP) — Months before Freddie Gray died of the broken neck he suffered during what Baltimore’s top prosecutor called an illegal arrest, the city’s mayor and police commissioner said the department needed reform and asked the Justice Department for help reviewing officer misconduct. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake speaks during a media availability at City Hall, […]

Baltimore News, Baltimore Uprising

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 armed with a handgun. Police said the man was taken into custody after a brief chase, during which a gunshot was heard. (Amy Davis/The Baltimore […]