Before Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby delivered a commanding performance at a news conference earlier this month when she announced charges against six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, she appeared on “Judge Judy.” Mosby, 35, whose maiden name is James, appeared on the reality court show as a 20-year-old college student in […]
In wake of Baltimore protests regarding the death of Freddie Gray, a group of active and retired New York Police Department officers visited the city in an effort to boost the morale and assist officers who may have been traumatized by the events. The group hails from the Police Organization Providing Peer Assistance (POPPA) organization and they’re lending a sympathetic […]
An Ohio sheriff’s deputy was fired from his job Wednesday after an email sent to the Clark County sheriff requested his termination over a series of racist tweets that focused on the unrest in Baltimore. Deputy Zachary Davis took to the social media site to complain about the Baltimore situation in April, comparing protesters to […]
Lawyers for the six officers facing criminal charges in the Freddie Gray case have filed papers to have the trial moved out of Baltimore, arguing they cannot get a “fair and impartial trial” in the city, according to the Baltimore Sun. In an 85-page motion filed Wednesday, the legal team requests a change of venue, […]
After it was revealed that Jay Z along with his wife, Beyoncé, secretly wired tens of thousands of dollars to bail out protesters in Baltimore and Ferguson, the critical thinking-challenged hosts of Fox & Friends threw a fit. The tone was very “How dare these Black people help other Black people?” First there was Elizabeth […]
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 […]
Additional footage of Freddie Gray’s arrest by the Baltimore Police has raised questions about the case and Gray’s state during the incident that took his life. In video obtained by the Baltimore Sun, a limp Gray is seen in police custody during the police van’s second of five stops to the station. After being placed […]
Jay Z’s meeting with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and his behind the scenes maneuvering to help players like LeBron James get “I Can’t Breathe” shirts in the wake of Eric Garner’s death have been well documented. But according to social activist and author dream hampton, the Carters are also financially contributing to help those […]
During a concert Saturday night at New York’s Terminal 5, JAY Z reminded fans, haters and nay-sayers that he’s not “a businessman, [he’s] a business, man.” The Hip Hop mogul, in efforts to push TIDAL, his recently acquired music streaming service, performed B-Sides from his albums in front of a screaming crowd. He brought out […]
Two Baltimore correctional officers have been charged with looting after a YouTube clip showed them stealing from a local store during riots following the death of Freddie Gray. Officers Tamika Cobb and Kendra Richard can be seen in the video above taking food from a local 7-Eleven store, according to the Baltimore Sun. The video shows Richard and […]
An early estimate of the damage done in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray — the 25-year-old man who died in police custody in April — has totaled up to $9 million, the Baltimore Sun reports. The estimate, handed down by the Small Business Administration Wednesday, isn’t official. Authorities anticipate that number will increase […]
Allen Bullock, the 18-year-old who became a symbol of the Baltimore protests after smashing the windshield of a police cruiser with a traffic cone, has finally been released from jail. After encouraging him to turn himself in, Bullock’s family was unable to pay the $500,000 bail, which was nearly twice as high than that of […]
