Apr 06 This outsider artist in Baltimore has 5,000 pieces of art in his home By Elizabeth Flock Brian Dowdall, whose paintings are "doomed to make you smile," has been steadily collecting the work of other outsider artists nearly all his life. Continue reading
Apr 04 Justice Department requests delay on reform agreement with Baltimore police By Sadie Gurman and Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department asked a federal judge for more time to "review and assess" a proposed agreement to overhaul the Baltimore police department, saying it needed to determine how it might conflict with the agenda of new Attorney General Jeff… Continue reading
Mar 23 Attacker’s fatal stabbing of New York black man was ‘racially motivated,’ police say By Iman Smith Authorities arrested and charged a white Baltimore resident on suspicion of murder after he admitted to killing Timothy Caughman, a 66-year-old black man, in New York, police officials said this week. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 7:41 Baltimore turns to a life-saving opioid overdose antidote, but it’s no cure for the crisis By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson With overdose deaths from opioids on the rise across the country, Baltimore has begun training everyday citizens to use a life-saving antidote as one tool to combat the crisis, and the approach is catching on. But while many more states… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 6:56 Faced with outsized stresses, these Baltimore students learn to take a deep breath By PBS News Hour Violent crime and unemployment rates are nearly twice the national average in Baltimore. Educators say factors like these add significant stress to children, causing emotional and behavioral problems, so several public schools are working to reduce that stress with mindfulness… Continue watching
Dec 15 Lynch pushes Baltimore to overhaul police practices By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Thursday stepped up the pressure on Baltimore officials to reach a deal with the federal government to overhaul the city's police practices. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 6:39 After Oakland fire, a nationwide crackdown on warehouse spaces By PBS News Hour In the wake of Oakland’s fatal Ghost Ship warehouse fire, cities across the country are cracking down on safety at similar “live-work” spaces; Baltimore artist Que Pequeño was abruptly evicted this week from a building known as Bell Foundry. While… Continue watching
Aug 31 Baltimore unveils its plan to cut health disparities by 50 percent in a decade By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News Violence last year following the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died after being injured in police custody, exposed Baltimore’s health divide as well as its criminal justice differences, officials said. Gray’s family had won a settlement for… Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 8:12 Baltimore mayor urges turning anger into action after DOJ report on policing By PBS News Hour The Justice Department released a blistering report Wednesday, spelling out a long pattern of racial discrimination by the Baltimore Police Department. An investigation of policing from 2010 to 2015 has revealed an unmistakable picture of disparities. Gwen Ifill gets reaction… Continue watching
Aug 10 Read the full DOJ report detailing bias in Baltimore police force By Larisa Epatko A Justice Department report released Wednesday found “longstanding, systemic” deficiencies in the Baltimore Police Department that failed to provide officers with resources to collect information and do their jobs. Read the full report. Continue reading