Apr 28 Watch 7:29 Tracing rage and distrust in Freddie Gray’s neighborhood By PBS News Hour In Baltimore, 25-year-old Freddie Gray's videotaped arrest and death has exposed a crisis long in the making. In the poor, high-crime neighborhood where Gray lived -- and others like it in the city -- a history of mass arrests and… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 3:58 National Guard patrols Baltimore streets after night of violence By PBS News Hour Baltimore business owners and volunteers began to clean up the mess after a night of violent rioting and looting, sparked after the funeral for Freddie Gray on Monday. More than 200 people were arrested during the riots, and 20 police… Continue watching
Apr 28 Baltimore libraries stay open to provide community support By Anna Sillers Baltimore's public libraries, even those in the middle of the protests, will remain open to provide a place of “comfort and community” to residents. Continue reading
Apr 28 Obama says he’s frustrated over ‘slow-rolling crisis’ of black deaths in police custody By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press Urging Americans to "do some soul-searching," President Barack Obama expressed deep frustration Tuesday over recurring black deaths at the hands of police, rioters responding with senseless violence and a society that will only "feign concern" without addressing the root causes. Continue reading
Apr 28 Neighbors rally to clean up wreckage from Baltimore riots By Colleen Shalby, Jenny Marder, James Blue Clean-up efforts are underway in a city that saw calamity and clashes between residents and police Monday night. Continue reading
Apr 28 Obama pledges help for Baltimore after riots By Nora Daly and Associated Press President Barack Obama is pledging the federal government's help to respond to riots that have broken out in Baltimore following the funeral of Freddie Gray. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 3:24 Freddie Gray mourners share anguish and determination at Baltimore funeral By PBS News Hour Thousands turned out Monday for the funeral of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, a Baltimore resident who died in police custody earlier this month, adding to the national anger and debate over police use of force. Gray’s death has sparked daily protests,… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 4:44 Will Freddie Gray’s death provoke changes in Baltimore? By PBS News Hour Hours after a funeral for Freddie Gray -- a young man who died in Baltimore police custody -- violence and looting broke out, resulting in injuries of about a half dozen officers. Judy Woodruff talks to special correspondent Jackie Judd… Continue watching
Apr 27 Riots erupt in Baltimore as thousands mourn Freddie Gray By Jasmine Wright Thousands of mourners attended the funeral Monday of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died April 19 from a spinal injury while he was in police custody in Baltimore. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 3:09 Protests in Baltimore turn violent in overnight clashes with police By PBS News Hour Continue watching