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Posted inBaltimore Community

From Freddie Gray to George Floyd, will this time be different?

by Sean YoesMarch 11, 2021January 25, 2022

Sean Yoes By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com On May 1, 2015, as parts of the city still smoldered, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby charged the six cops […]

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The Latest: Baltimore Police Chief: Some Officers Fired

by Associated PressAugust 10, 2016January 25, 2022

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Latest on the Justice Department’s report on Baltimore police (all times local): 11:05 a.m. Baltimore’s police commissioner says biased law enforcement tactics won’t be tolerated, adding […]

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Justice Dept. Report: Baltimore Cops Routinely Discriminate Against Blacks

by Associated PressAugust 9, 2016January 25, 2022

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police officers routinely discriminate against Blacks, use excessive force too often and are not adequately disciplined for misconduct, according to a harshly critical Justice Department report […]

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The National Black Church Initiative asks the Question, Can We Trust the Baltimore Police Department After the Verdict on Freddie Gray and the Recent Supreme Court Decision on Police Power?

by Special to the AFROJuly 29, 2016January 25, 2022

Black mothers should be terrified of the recent Supreme Court decision Washington, DC – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations […]

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Prosecutors Drop All Remaining Charges in Freddie Gray Case

by Associated PressJuly 27, 2016January 25, 2022

BALTIMORE (AP) — Prosecutors dropped the remaining charges Wednesday against three Baltimore police officers awaiting trial in the death of Freddie Gray, bringing an end to the case without a […]

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Weary of Protest, Baltimore Activists Seek Change Elsewhere

by Special to the AFROJuly 23, 2016January 25, 2022

BALTIMORE (AP) — Under the beating summer sun, retired steelworker Arthur B. Johnson Jr. stood outside the Clarence Mitchell Courthouse in Baltimore, clutching the fraying wooden handle of a homemade […]

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