Last week, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced the deployment of thousands of Maryland National Guard troops to stand watch over Baltimore in the wake of Freddie Gray’s death and the protests it sparked. On Tuesday, the state of emergency placed on the city during the bout of unrest was lifted and the heavily armed guardsmen were ordered […]
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 […]
Councilman Charles Stokes from Baltimore’s 12th District appeared during the NewsOne Now, State of Emergency: Baltimore and Beyond Town Hall Meeting to discuss what local politicians and the people of Baltimore can do to force systemic change. Stokes believes that even with “good policing that the hurt and anger and the disinterest” in the people of […]
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 […]
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 […]
After releasing a song following the Freddie Gray protests, legendary singer Prince has announced that he will host a concert. The event, which is called the “Mother’s Day Rally 4 Peace” concert, is slated to take place at Royal Farms Arena. “In a spirit of healing, the event is meant to be a catalyst for […]
TV ONE EXPLORES BLACK AMERICA AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN TWO-HOUR PRIMETIME SPECIAL “STATE OF EMERGENCY: BALTIMORE AND BEYOND A NEWS ONE NOW TOWN HALL MEETING”…
TV ONE EXPLORES BLACK AMERICA AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN TWO-HOUR PRIMETIME SPECIAL “STATE OF EMERGENCY: BALTIMORE AND BEYOND A NEWS ONE NOW TOWN HALL MEETING” TUESDAY, MAY 5, 9-11 P.M./ET Moderated by Roland S. Martin, Host and Managing Editor of TV One’s “News One Now,” Town Hall Meeting to Be Taped Live at Morgan State […]
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, […]
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 […]
UPDATED Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 11:35 a.m. ET– The live stream is over. Check NewsOne Now online later today for clips of highlights from the town hall. See also: NewsOne Now State Of Emergency: Panelist Says Cops Are Conditioned To Sustain A White-Controlled System UPDATED Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. ET– Please note the livestream […]
