The legendary Prince held a “Rally 4 Peace” concert in Baltimore in honor of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old man who died in police custody last month, and the city’s residents weren’t the only notable attendees. Prince was joined on stage by singers Estelle and Miguel, but it was Beyonce and Jay Z‘s appearance backstage to […]

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Legendary singer Prince was spreading peace in Baltimore this past weekend. Yesterday, he held his “Rally 4 Peace” concert in the city and the day before that, he released a song that was inspired by Freddie Gray and the unrest that took place in Maryland. The song, which was dubbed “Baltimore,” used the Freddie Gray […]

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A Baltimore police investigation does not support some of the charges announced by Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby for the six officers involved in Freddie Gray’s death, CNN reports. According to the site, the most serious of charges — second-degree murder for officer Caesar Goodson — is not supported by the investigation, the site writes. […]

Local area photographer Devin Allen, whose iconic photo of the Baltimore protest made the cover of TIME magazine, shares what he witnessed on the ground leading up to the violent protests from a week ago that left parts of the city in ruin. Allen explained, “I knew what my city was capable of because we have […]

Just moments after Marilyn Mosby announced charges against the six police officers involved in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, one of three co-founders of the liberation movement Black Lives Matter discussed the recent unrest in Baltimore, likening it to the 2010 massive protests against state violence in Egypt, Libya and other regions dubbed […]

On Tuesday, TV One aired the NewsOne Now State of Emergency: Baltimore and Beyond Town Hall meeting, exploring Black America and its relationship with law enforcement. Cleo Manago, who has worked extensively with the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, explained that police officers are “not screened to see if they are racist or not” and Black cops […]

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A day after U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch visited Baltimore in the wake of unrest after Freddie Gray died of fatal injuries received in police custody, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake called for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the city’s embattled police department, according to a live report on CNN. Lynch visited the city on Tuesday […]

One of the six Baltimore police officers charged in the death and unlawful arrest of Freddie Gray is requesting to see the knife that was in the victim’s possession, suggesting that it may be an illegal switchblade. A switchblade would make the arrest of Gray legal, The Baltimore Sun notes. Last Friday, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby […]

Fox News anchor Shepard Smith apologized on-air Monday after the network erroneously reported that police shot a Black Baltimore man who was attempting to escape arrest, reports The Huffington Post. The incident allegedly occurred in the same vicinity where Freddie Gray, 25, was fatally injured by police officers last month during an arrest in West Baltimore, […]

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With just a week under her belt as the nation’s top lawyer, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch will head to Baltimore in the aftermath of sometimes-violent protests over the death of Freddie Gray, who suffered a fatal injury to his spine last month while in police custody, CNN reports. She will meet Tuesday with city […]

It didn’t take long for Joseph Kent, the Morgan State University student and vocal activist snatched into a Humvee by Baltimore City police on a live news broadcast, to hit the streets in a vocal protest against police following his dramatic arrest. On Friday, just moments after Maryland State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby handed down charges for the six police officers […]

Outside of Baltimore’s New Shiloh Baptist Church, helicopters hovered over streets lined with residents, Baltimore City police, and National Guard troops armed with rifles, batons, and shields. Children poured out of nearby buildings in uniforms, some holding signs, others riding bikes. Just two days prior, Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced the closure of the […]