The officers involved in Freddie Gray’s arrest and subsequent death last April were honored at a black-tie affair in Washington, D.C., last week. Media Research Center (MRC), a right-wing news blog whose mission is “exposing and combating liberal media bias,” according toits website, honored three of the six officers: Lt….
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Baltimore: More Homicides, Less Arrests
With unrest in Baltimore lingering weeks after the riots following Freddie Gray’s funeral, the relationship between the community and the police department remains strained. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has recently made headlines in an attempt to mend this relationship, and now it seems as if Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn…
Loretta Lynch: Bridging the Gap Between Citizens and Police in Baltimore
Mistrust between communities and police officers has been all too common in many recent news headlines. The tragic murders of Freddie Gray, Michael Brown, and Tamir Rice are only a few of the stories that understandably damaged this trust. And after Gray’s murder, more stories came out showing that Baltimore…
Baltimore Riots: The Death of Freddie Gray, Police Brutality and Economic Depression
By Sheryl Estrada The funeral of 25-year-old Freddie Gray was on Monday in Baltimore, the city where he lived and died on April 19 after sustaining spinal injuries during 45 minutes in a Baltimore police van seven days prior, and no video has been released. According to Gray’s family attorney,…