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Tamir Rice’s Mom Out of Homeless Shelter, Thanks to Family

*Five months after her son was killed by the police in Cleveland, Samaria Rice moved herself into a homeless shelter, unable to stay near...

‘What’s Weird is it Never Happens to White Kids’: Chris Rock on Baltimore

*Chris Rock is always one to never hold his tongue. And the situation in Baltimore is no different as the funnyman weighed in on...

Baltimore Teen Charged With Rioting Released on $500,000 Bail

*Allen Bullock, the 18-year-old accused of smashing a traffic cone through the windshield of a police cruiser last month, was released from jail Thursday...

Michael Brown Shooting Witness Dorian Johnson Arrested

*The man who was with Michael Brown when Brown was fatally shot by a Ferguson police officer last summer was charged Thursday with misdemeanor...

In the Wake of Baltimore, Harry Belafonte Calls Mentors and Leaders Together Via Telephone Townhall

In Telephone Townhall Hosted by the National Cares Mentoring on May 13 from 7-8pm Eastern, Legendary Entertainer Suggests How We Can Support Our Young *New...

Jazmine Sullivan Remakes Nina Simone’s ‘Baltimore’ for Netflix Doc (Watch)

*A video for Jazmine Sullivan’s rendition of Nina Simone’s 1978 track “Baltimore” for the Netflix documentary “What Happened Miss Simone?” has hit the Internet. The...

LA Civil Rights Leaders Speak Out About LAPD’s Recent Shooting of Unarmed Black Man

*With the shooting death of another unarmed African American homeless man in Venice, Ca last night by Los Angeles police department officers, a coalition of...

Obama Talks Baltimore in Final ‘Letterman’ Visit; Best Ratings Since 2012 Visit

*Monday’s episode of “The Late Show with David Letterman” featuring President Barack Obama as a guest drew the show’s best Nielsen metered-market overnight ratings...

Teen Rioter Has Higher Bail Than Cop Accused of Murdering Freddie Gray

*The 18-year-old man who smashed a Baltimore police car with a traffic cone is facing a higher bail than the officer who allegedly murdered...

The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: The Culture of Police Brutality

*The culture of reckless behavior within Baltimore's police department was a debacle waiting for national attention.  More than 300 lawsuits have been filed against Baltimore...

Attorney Zulu Ali Moderates public Conference in LA Regarding Police Misconduct

Attorney Zulu Ali and the Committee for United Nations Oversight Panel recently discussed complaints filed with the United Nations Human Rights Committee and Security...

Mother of Tamir Rice in Homeless Shelter; Couldn’t Live Where Son was Killed

*The mother of Tamir Rice—the 12-year-old Cleveland boy shot and killed by police in November while he played with a toy gun—is reportedly living...

Time Magazine Cover Shot By West Baltimore Resident

Per Time Magazine: *A few days ago, Devin Allen, a 26-year-old West Baltimore resident, only aspired to be a professional photographer. For the past two...

LA Civil Rights Organization Announces Award to Maryland State Attorney Marilyn Mosby

*Political analyst and Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson on Sunday, May 3 announced that the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable...

Freddie Gray’s Family ‘Satisfied’ with Charges Against Officers (Watch)

*The family of Freddie Gray and their attorney responded to State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby's decision to file charges against the six police officers involved...

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