O’Malley picks Federal Hill to announce next move — Baltimore Sun Mosby responds to defense motions in Freddie Gray case — WBAL Coppin State names new president — BBJ Truck barrels off overpass on I-695 — CBS Baltimore Maryland part of FTC complaint against charity fraud — CBS Baltimore
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Fire at Elijah Cummings’ West Baltimore Home
Baltimore City firefighters responded to a fire at the West Baltimore home of Congressman Elijah Cummings on Tuesday morning.
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Thursday Morning Headlines: Davis Homers Twice in Win Over Astros; Safe Streets Keeps Peace in Baltimore; O’Malley Should Be More Like Kevin Plank; and More
Officers in Freddie Gray case file for change of venue – Baltimore Sun In Baltimore’s bloody May, Safe Streets keeps peace – Baltimore Sun Chris Davis launches two homers, O’s take series from Astros – Baltimore Sun Environmentalists praise new Clean Water Rules; farmers upset – Maryland Reporter Martin O’Malley Needs to Become the Underdog […]
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Did Beyonce and Jay-Z Bail Out Baltimore Protestors?
According to a filmmaker and activist, Jay-Z and Beyonce have been quietly supporting the #blacklivesmatter protest movement in numerous ways, including by providing “tens of thousands of dollars” in bail money to help get arrested protestors out of jail.
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Rolling Stone Explains “Why Baltimore Blew Up”
A lengthy Rolling Stone article considers Baltimore’s unrest in the context of aggressive Broken Windows policing tactics that began in New York City in the nineties and spread across the country. Much of the blame is laid directly at O’Malley’s doorstep, for the former Baltimore mayor’s statistics-focused Broken Windows offshoot.
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Thursday Afternoon Headlines: Amtrak to resume service next week; Mosby hits back; Pimlico hype; and more
Amtrak to resume Philly to New York service next week — BBJ Preakness contenders work out at Pimlico — Baltimore Sun Mosby’s office hits back at defense in Freddie Gray case — Baltimore Sun Protest of police actions planned on Preakness day — CBS Baltimore Preakness Celebration balloon festival takes off — WBAL-TV
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All the “Thong Song” Covers You Ever (Never?) Needed
Oh, “Thong Song.” The late 90s anthem is so stupid it’s also kind of brilliant in its celebration of decadent, pre-9/11 exhilaration–and did you know that it has Baltimore roots?
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This Hello Kitty Necklace is a Nuisance to Public Health
Freddie Gray’s saga exposed the fact that Baltimore’s aging housing stock can be a source of lead poisoning for children. Recently, the Baltimore City Health Department found that chain stores could also pose risks.
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Friday Afternoon Headlines: Teen charged with rioting released on $500K bail; 4 OD on ‘Scooby Snax’; and More
Teen charged with rioting at Freddie Gray march released on $500,000 bail — Baltimore Sun Police: 4 people OD on synthetic marijuana called ‘Scooby Snax’ — CBS Baltimore Rod Daniels to conclude career — WBAL-TV Baltimore is the best place in the country for home flippers — BBJ South Baltimore development updates — SouthBmore.com
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Baltimore’s Role in the Slave Trade, Revisited
The larger conversation that followed the unrest that followed Freddie Gray’s funeral has been just as much about racial inequality as police brutality. But to truly get to the root of the inequality in Baltimore, you have to go way back.
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Prince Releases Baltimore Protest Song; Concert Rocks the City
I didn’t get to go to Prince’s concert in Baltimore last night, but my friends who went pronounced it “f***ing awesome.”
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What Do West Baltimore Residents Blame for the Spike in Violence
Baltimore’s huge spike in violent crime following the unrest over the death of Freddie Gray requires explanation. And it’s getting more than one.
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NYPD Group Comes to Baltimore to Comfort Stressed-Out Cops
The Police Organization Providing Peer Assistance is a group of retired and active New York police officers dedicated to giving confidential support to cops struggling with stress, “changing the culture of isolationism and avoidance of police officers seeking help.” Since the protests following the death of Freddie Gray, POPPA has turned its attention to Baltimore.
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Reuters Blog Excoriates Baltimore
Well, this has got to be the most well-written article using the term “Baltimorons” I’ve ever read. Christopher Corbett, former Associated Press news editor in Baltimore, published a blog post at Reuters entitled “Baltimore It’s So Much Worse Than You Think.” And it’s downright dystopian.
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SRB Will Call on Mayors to Sign ‘Baltimore Compact’
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is set to become president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors on Monday at the group’s meeting in San Francisco. In her inaugural address, she is expected to invoke the death of Freddie Gray and riots that followed as she calls on mayors to advocate for cities ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
