Apr 30 Prisoner who shared van says Freddie Gray may have ‘intentionally’ tried to injure himself By News Desk According to police documents obtained by the Washington Post, a prisoner who was sharing the transport van with Freddie Gray stated he could hear Gray “banging against the walls” of the van and that he thought Gray “was intentionally trying… Continue reading
Apr 30 101 people released without charge after 48 hours in Baltimore police custody By Colleen Shalby According to a Baltimore public defender, more than 100 protersters were taken into police custody Monday and held for 48 hours without proper paperwork. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 9:32 How do we change broken police relations in America? By PBS News Hour Gwen Ifill talks to Laurie Robinson of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing, Ta-Nehisi Coates of The Atlantic, and Lester Spence of Johns Hopkins University about the forces driving Baltimore’s upheaval and what’s needed to improve relations between… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 4:31 Recovering from riots, Baltimore tries to refocus on Freddie Gray By PBS News Hour The presence of 3,000 police and National Guardsmen, as well as an overnight curfew, appeared to stabilize Baltimore. Tuesday night was not completely trouble free, but Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said the city is getting back to normal. Meanwhile, community… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 10:46 Should government play a role in addressing root causes of Baltimore’s upheaval? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
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