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Kamala Harris’ announcement on “Good Morning America” on Martin Luther King Jr. Day was a stark reminder of what happened 47 years ago this week in a race for the presidency. Harris is standing on the shoulders of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to run for president, and 10…
UPDATE: Aug. 14, 2018 at 6:08 p.m. ET Baltimore State Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced at a press conference Tuesday that officer Arthur Williams, seen on video repeatedly punching a civilian, has been charged with first and second-degree assault, as well as misconduct of an officer. ORIGINAL STORY From the death…
President Donald Trump met with Vladimir Putin at a summit in Helsinki, Finland on Monday and did not hold Putin accountable for Russia’s role in interfering in the 2016 presidential election, despite the fact that the Department of Justice indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers on Friday. The indictment paperwork also…
Intolerance for people who have different backgrounds appears to not be exclusive to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. One general manager called on his clientele to help him weed out Spanish speaking conversations among his employees. A notice was put up at a Baltimore Dunkin Donuts stating, “If you hear any of…
Two detectives in Baltimore have been found guilty on charges of racketeering, racketeering conspiracy and robbery. The verdict simply confirms what has already been common knowledge about the corrupt Baltimore Police Department, a problem detailed by a Justice Department report in 2016. Daniel T. Hersl and Marcus R. Taylor were…
Corruption in the Baltimore Police Department seemingly knows no bounds. The department is in the middle of a trial amid charges against eight former members of the city’s now defunct Gun Trace Task Force. Six of the eight charged pleaded guilty, while Detectives Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor are both…
After equating activists for equality to neo-Nazis following the violence in Charlottesville, President Donald Trump has continued to double down on his racist rhetoric. Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments. You….. Donald J….
New body cam footage has emerged that shows police officers in Baltimore working together to plant evidence at a supposed crime scene, according to the Baltimore Office of the Public Defender (OPD). The clip comes out just weeks after a different video was released showing a different group of officers…
Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States and New Beginnings Barbershop are teaming up to offer free flu immunizations and preventive screenings in a Southwest Baltimore neighborhood near Union Square and Hollins Market. Kaiser Permanente (No. 2 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) experts including physicians and nurses will be…
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered a review of previous police reform agreements to ensure they align with the new administration’s principles, according to a memo published Monday. “It is not the responsibility of the federal government to manage non-federal law enforcement agencies,” Sessions wrote. “The misdeeds of individual…
