Politics

State attorney for Baltimore, Marilyn J. Mosby, is standing with St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner following a racist and hate-filled voicemail she received about the Circuit Attorney on Wednesday, Jan. 15.

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Ayear after Freddie Gray‘s death while in police custody, the Justice Department released a scathing report proving the Baltimore Police Department purposely targets the city’s Black population. In the 163-page report released on Wednesday, investigators pinpointed just how the department violated the rights of the people its officers are sworn to protect. Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby […]

Nation

In the centuries since our long, tireless walk to freedom began, Black women have been the beating heart of the push for social change.

NewsOne’s Top 5 gives you a quick rundown of the viral stories we’re talking about today.  #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh: Deputy Ben Fields Sued Twice In Federal Court Cops Charged In Fatal Shootings Reaches Nationwide High In 2015 EXCLUSIVE: GOP Joins Dems In Refusal To Add Black Lives Matter Debate, Supports Town Halls Corey Jones’ Final Phone Calls […]

The city of Baltimore is slated to pay the family of Freddie Gray a settlement of $6.4 million for his unlawful arrest and death.

Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced attempted murder charges for a Baltimore cop who shot an unarmed man in 2014.

Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced Thursday that a grand jury has returned indictments on all six officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray. Gray, 25, died in April a week after he was arrested, shackled, and placed in a van unrestrained by the officers. An autopsy revealed the Baltimore native died from a severe […]

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UPDATE: 5/1/15, 4:19 p.m. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Friday afternoon that five of six cops were in custody, according to CBS Baltimore. By late afternoon, the sixth was in custody, according to a CNN breaking news report. From Baltimore CBS: The officers facing charges are: Officer Caeser B. Goodson, Jr. was charged with second-degree […]