May 03 This is what Baltimore youth have to say about their city and Freddie Gray By Jasmine Wright, Eric Krupke Many of those gathered in Baltimore on Saturday were young people who had marched to City Hall from the Gilmor Homes, a public housing development where Gray lived. PBS NewsHour spoke to several of these youths to learn more about… Continue reading
May 02 Watch 25:16 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 2, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, May 2, 2015, thousands of people rally in Baltimore after the six police officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray were released on bail, dozens of men face trial in Afghanistan for… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 5:24 Why are Baltimore teens in poorer health than those in urban Nigeria? By PBS News Hour In the Baltimore neighborhood of Sandtown, the infant mortality rate is more than than six times the national average, and life expectancy is more than a decade lower than in the rest of the country. And the health outlook is… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 5:38 Staggering arrest rates strain Baltimore community relations with police By PBS News Hour All week long, many young people from the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood and other inner city Baltimore communities have been protesting the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of police. Natasha Pratt-Harris, an associate professor of criminal justice and sociology at… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 4:15 In Freddie Gray's neighborhood, a bleak outlook for family life By PBS News Hour In the Sandtown neighborhood of Baltimore, where Freddie Gray grew up and was arrested, both the number of babies born to teenagers and the incarceration rate are exponentially higher than the national average. Tara Huffman, the director of the criminal… Continue watching
May 02 With Walker's success, other Midwest govs eye 2016 GOP nomination By Associated Press Wisconsin's Scott Walker has emerged as a force in the 2016 White House contest. It's a position two other Republican governors from the Midwest, lesser known but similarly ambitious, undoubtedly would like to be in. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 2:56 Is Baltimore better equipped to handle unrest should tensions rise again? By PBS News Hour The city of Baltimore, Maryland, headed into a weekend of rallies and demonstrations after the six officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray were released on bail. For the latest, Luke Broadwater of The Baltimore Sun joins… Continue watching
May 02 Poll finds Clinton tops GOP rivals in favorable ratings By Associated Press Americans are more likely to have a favorable view of Hillary Rodham Clinton than any of her potential Republican rivals in 2016's race for the presidency, even though few see the former secretary of state as honest, according to a… Continue reading
May 02 Life in Freddie Gray's childhood neighborhood by the numbers By Elisabeth Ponsot, Daniel Costa-Roberts On NewsHour Weekend Saturday, we bring you “Sandtown by the Numbers,” a special series of reports on life in Sandtown-Winchester, the impoverished Baltimore neighborhood where Freddie Gray grew up and was arrested on April 12. Continue reading
May 02 Problems facing the poor inch into 2016 presidential race By Julie Pace, Associated Press In a presidential campaign where candidates are jockeying to be champions of the middle class and asking wealthy people for money, the problems facing the poor are inching into the debate. Continue reading