May 08 Justice Department launches investigation of Baltimore police By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will conduct a broad investigation into the Baltimore police force in search of law enforcement practices that are unconstitutional and violate civil rights, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Friday. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 8:38 How does Baltimore’s economy recover after the riots? By PBS News Hour Business owners, investors and even churches have seen their livelihoods crippled by the riots that plagued Baltimore this past week, following news of the death of a black man while in police custody. Now they are trying to piece back… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 3:27 Baltimore residents reflect on riots and share relief for curfew’s end By PBS News Hour During Baltimore’s six-day curfew after the recent riots, some residents gave up wages and access to other necessities in order to be home by 10 p.m. Residents share their reactions to the protests and riots and the end of the… Continue watching
May 04 Income inequality begins at birth and these are the stats that prove it By John Komlos We need to look beyond the ugly surface manifestations of young black men being shot in the back and consider the deeper socioeconomic plight of this demographic in this country in 2015. The truth of the matter is that people… Continue reading
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 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 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 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