Baltimore Riots

BALTIMORE (AP) — At a grassy plaza across from Baltimore’s City Hall filled with thousands of people on Saturday, speakers praised the city’s young top prosecutor for quickly moving forward with charges against the police officers they see as responsible for the death of a 25-year-old black man who suffered a fatal spinal injury in their custody…

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BALTIMORE (AP) — The top Baltimore city police officer suspended following Freddie Gray’s death was hospitalized in April 2012 following concerns about his mental health, according to records from a sheriff’s department and court obtained by The Associated Press…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police have completed their investigation into the death of a black man who suffered a spinal injury in police custody and turned over their findings to prosecutors — one day earlier than the department’s self-imposed deadline, the commissioner said Thursday morning…

theGRIO REPORT – Fox News reporter Leland Vittert was attempting to interview Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) about the protests in the wake of Freddie Gray. He tried it…

OPINION – The events this week in Baltimore exposed America’s dirty little not-so-secret — a significant number of blacks simply do not enjoy the same liberty that is afforded most other citizens in this country…

OPINION – It is clear that no expense will be spared in bringing America’s military might to bear on the black folks of Baltimore. But where were the resources to eliminate poverty and unemployment, and end predatory policing in the black community?

theGRIO REPORT – Jesse Williams, never change. The Grey’s Anatomy actor is at it again, posting a series of scathing tweets aimed at the national media’s coverage of the protests in Baltimore…

theGRIO REPORT – Amongst all the social commentary and outrage, one video has caused much debate. An unidentified Baltimore mother saw her son throwing rocks at police and apparently that didn’t sit well with her…