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
May 01 Watch 4:43 ‘There’s always need’: Baltimore unrest highlights struggles with hunger and crime By PBS News Hour One in five people in Baltimore live in a “food desert,” an area without grocery stores and fresh food, made worse by the recent riots that destroyed some of the convenience stores on which many rely. But that’s just one… Continue watching
May 01 Watch 7:29 Do Baltimore’s charges against police signal a change? By PBS News Hour To learn more about the charges against six officers in the death of Freddie Gray, Judy Woodruff talks to David Harris of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and former Baltimore prosecutor Debbie Hines. Continue watching
May 01 Watch 6:19 Prosecutor urges calm after police charged in Freddie Gray’s death By PBS News Hour Six Baltimore police officers were charged in the death of Freddie Gray, who suffered a broken neck after being arrested last month. The various charges of murder, manslaughter and assault are based on an independent investigation, which detailed the timeline… Continue watching
May 01 Watch 2:58 Obama: It’s “absolutely vital” the truth comes out in Freddie Gray case By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 01 Gwen’s Take: Ask me anything By Gwen Ifill I have turned this week’s Take over to you, gentle readers, in a new, irregularly recurring feature I believe I’ll call “Gwen’s Bingo.”… Continue reading
May 01 Freddie Gray’s death ruled a homicide By Joshua Barajas Maryland’s state attorney said Friday there was enough evidence to support criminal charges against six Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old black man who sustained a fatal spinal injury while in custody. Continue reading
May 01 My Baltimore eighth-graders’ response to the question, ‘What now?’ left me speechless By Valencia Clay I watched the news all night, hoping I wouldn’t see one of my babies in any of the crossfire. I just wanted the night to end. I wanted the next day to come as fast as it could so that… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 6:35 Perception of the police depends on your Baltimore zip code By PBS News Hour Two neighborhoods in Baltimore are less than a mile apart, but have vastly different relations with the police. Hari Sreenivasan looks at how residents of the two communities are dealing with the recent unrest. Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 5:10 Orioles’ John Angelos on how the system is failing Baltimore By PBS News Hour Gwen Ifill talks to John Angelos, executive vice president of the Baltimore Orioles, about his defense of protesters, the economic factors behind the city’s anger and frustration, as well as why the baseball team closed to the public during a… Continue watching