By Carla K. Johnson The Associated Press The effect of police violence on Black Americans is tracked in two new studies, with one tying police-involved deaths to sleep disturbances and the other finding a racial gap in injuries involving police use of tasers. The health effects of police violence on Black people “need to be documented […]
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AFRO’s Sean Yoes Pens New Book Chronicling Influential “Race and Politics” Column
By Stephen Janis, Special to the AFRO In his “Race and Politics” column, Sean Yoes, has chronicled many of the difficult challenges and tragedies over the last three years in Baltimore since the death of Freddie Gray and the subsequent uprising in April 2015. He has compiled more than 50 of those commentaries in his new […]
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Cardin Statement on the Acquittal in the Criminal Case against Baltimore Police Officer Nero
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2016 CONTACTS: Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524/Tim Zink 410-962-4436 Cardin Statement on the Acquittal in the Criminal Case against Baltimore Police Officer Nero BALTIMORE – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) released the following statement on the judge’s verdict in the criminal trial of Baltimore City Police Officer Edward Nero: “As someone who was born […]
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Baltimore Prosecutor Disputes Conflict of Interest Claims
In this Feb. 3, 2015 photo Baltimore City State’s Attorney, Marilyn Mosby, holds a press conference regarding the Phylicia Barnes case. (Algerina Perna/The Baltimore Sun via AP) BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s top prosecutor has filed a blistering response to a motion from the lawyers representing six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray. […]
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Cop Group Supports Black Officer Charged in Freddie Gray Case
Lisa Robinson, vice president, Vanguard Justice Society; Ken Butler, president, Vanguard Justice Society; Louis Hopson Jr., vice chair, Vanguard Justice Society; Barbara Jackson, community organizer; Ivan Bates, Tony Garcia, Bates & Garcia. (Photo by Kamau High) The Vanguard Justice Society voiced its support for Sgt. Alicia D. White, who was charged earlier this month with […]
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Atty. General Loretta Lynch Announces “Wide Ranging” Investigation of Baltimore’s Police
Attorney General Loretta Lynch announces a civil rights investigation of the Baltimore Police Department during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Friday, May 8, 2015. Lynch announced the Justice Department will conduct a broad investigation into the Baltimore police force in search of law enforcement practices that are unconstitutional and violate civil […]
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Baltimore Mayor Seeks Help from Justice Department
Attorney General Loretta Lynch accompanied by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake speaks during a work meeting at Baltimore City Hall, on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, in Baltimore. The new attorney general met privately at the University of Baltimore with Freddie Gray’s family, days after the state’s attorney charged six police officers involved in Gray’s arrest. (AP […]
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Thousands Expected in Baltimore Rallies, Now Celebratory
Demonstrators walk down Mangum Street toward the Durham County Detention Center while protesting in solidarity with Baltimore demonstrators, Friday, May 1, 2015, in Durham, N.C. Hundreds took part in the peaceful protest that began at the Durham Police headquarters and ended at the Durham County Detention Center. (Bernard Thomas/The Herald-Sun via AP) BALTIMORE (AP) A massive […]
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Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore Prosecutor Charges 6 Baltimore Officers in Gray’s Death
Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore state’s attorney, pauses while speaking during a media availability, Friday, May 1, 2015 in Baltimore. Mosby announced criminal charges against all six officers suspended after Freddie Gray suffered a fatal spinal injury while in police custody.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP) Baltimore’s top prosecutor announced criminal charges May 1 against all six officers suspended […]
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Baltimore Police Hand Report on Gray Death to Prosecutor
Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Anthony Batts announces that the department’s investigation into the death of Freddie Gray was turned over to the State’s Attorney’s office a day early at a news conference, Thursday, April 30, 2015, in Baltimore. Pictured at right is Deputy Commissioner Kevin Davis. Batts did not give details of the report or […]
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Black Lives Matter, Social Justice Now!
The Ujima Peoples Progress Party in collaboration with Coppin State University Urban Studies Program is hosting a statewide conference on May 2 to build Maryland’s first Black workers-led political party for social and economic justice. Interested persons should meet at Coppin State University Health and Human Services building 103. The conference starts at 8:30 a.m. […]
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The Young Come Out in Droves for Gray
Tavon Cotton, a cousin of Freddie Gray, honors Freddie’s memory. (Photos by Shernay Williams) Young people peppered the mass of supporters who flooded New Shiloh Baptist Church April 27 to help lay Freddie Gray, the African-American man who recently died in police custody, to rest. Twenty-somethings, teenagers, and even infants stood in the long lines […]