Diversity Management, News and Updates
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced she no longer plans to run for re-election. “It was a very difficult decision,” she stated on Friday morning, “but I knew I needed to spend my time, the remaining 15 months of my term, focused on the city’s future and not my own.” She…
By Sheryl Estrada Photo by Shutterstock Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams denied the request of defense attorneys on Thursday morning to change the venue for thetrials of the six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray. Their fates will be determined in Baltimore. Lawyers for the officers…
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s office announced Tuesday that the city of Baltimore has reached a $6.4 million settlement with Freddie Gray’s family following his death in police custody on April 12. $2.8 million will be paid this year, and the remaining $3.6 million would be paid the following year. Gray, 25,…
On Tuesday, Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh issued a nine-page memorandum, “Ending Discriminatory Profiling in Maryland,” which contains new guidelines to restrict racial profiling by law enforcement. This move comes eight months after the Obama administration announced its own rules on racial profiling. Maryland is the first state to…
The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law will be offering a unique class this fall: a course inspired by the events following the tragic death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray. The class, entitled “Freddie Gray’s Baltimore: Past, Present, and Moving Forward,” will be offered to University of Maryland…
By Sheryl Estrada University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing stopped Samuel DuBose, an unarmed Black man, off campus just after 6 p.m. on July 19 because his front license plate was missing. The encounter ended with DuBose being shot in the head. During a press conference on Wednesday afternoon,…
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has garnered nationwide attention following her decision to file charges against the six police officers involved in Freddie Gray’s death. And now she is being called on to give the same attention to other police-involved killings that previously went dismissed. At a City Hall…
When Marilyn Mosby on May 1 announced the charges being filed against the police officers considered responsible for the death of Freddie Gray, she also gave insight into her family. She revealed that she comes from five generations of law enforcement, and expressed that “Law enforcement is pretty much instilled…
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby encouraged black women attending the 2015 NAACP Annual Convention in Philadelphia to empower young people facing a world of negativity. “Ladies, we are the backbone of our families and our communities and when you look at the numbers, I recently came out of a…
UPDATE: On July 8th, Police Commissioner Anthony Batts was fired by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake amid the continued violence and unrest in Baltimore. Police stations in Baltimore will now be open 24/7, according to the Baltimore Sun. The decision is said to be in response to an op-ed piece that appeared…
