2015/05/06 – The nearly two weeks of protest in Baltimore—which culminated last Friday when the city’s prosecutor, Marilyn Mosby, charged the six police officers involved in the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray—brought a spotlight to the intense troubles faced by the …..
Benjamin Crump is an attorney who represents the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Tamir Rice. “When there is no transparency, there is no trust” 2015/5/5-What happened to Freddie Gray to cause his death? This was the question that …..
2015/5/5-Geography, history, civics. At Manchester Academic Charter School in Pittsburgh, Dennis Henderson teaches all of these, and a few things more. “You don’t want to sound ghetto when you talk to people,” says eighth-grader Malajah Smith, quoting Henderson. “Because people …..
2015/5/5-In Baltimore, the images of demonstrations, police in riot gear, looting and outbreaks of violence are familiar for some other cities after encounters with police ended in death for unarmed individuals — primarily black men. Officials say what comes from …..
Just days after the city’s prosecutor announced officers would face charges in Gray’s death 2015/5/5-U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch made a stop in Baltimore Tuesday, as tensions have begun to cool following a week of unrest and uncertainty. Lynch, who …..
