If you’ve watched the ABC political thriller Scandal, you know all about Olivia Pope. In case you need a refresher, Pope is a fixer–basically, the person you call in when everything is falling apart. And while Olivia Pope is fictional, she’s based on a real-life political strategist Judy Smith.
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Tuesday Morning Headlines: Gray’s Spinal Injury Suggests “Forceful Trauma;” Harbor East Starbucks to Triple in Size; House Republicans Fight Another D.C. Law; and More
House Republicans take issue with another D.C. law – Washington Post Sun cartoonist KAL is a Pulitzer finalist – Baltimore Sun Gray’s spinal injury suggests ‘forceful trauma,’ doctors say – Baltimore Sun Friends, neighbors say Gray was a well-liked jokester known to police – Baltimore Sun Analysis: Hubris at the Board of Public Works? – […]
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2015 on Pace to Be Baltimore’s Most Violent Year Since 2007
Thursday morning marked 100 murders in Baltimore in 2015, after 39 killings in the last 30 days. The Baltimore Sun noted that the city hasn’t logged 100 murders by late May since 2007.
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Prince to Surprise Baltimore on Sunday with Concert, New Song
It’s not exactly a surprise, because now we know, but it’s certainly not a lot of notice. Tickets go on sale today at 5 p.m. for a Prince concert at Royal Farms Arena on Sunday. The artist is expected to debut his new protest song “Baltimore,” about “the slew of killings of young black men,” […]
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Baltimore Police Lacked Intelligence During Riots, Union Says
There’s a lot about training, equipment and now-fired commissioner Anthony Batts’ leadership skills in the Baltimore police union’s report on the department’s handling of the riots that followed Freddie Gray’s death. But one section sheds light on a topic that’s not necessarily front-of-mind when considering city police departments: intelligence gathering.
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Amid Unrest, Ta-Nehisi Coates Discusses Race at Hopkins
Ta-Nehisi Coates came home on Thursday to discuss issues of race in America. The Atlantic writer is a national authority on the topic, but the events that surrounded the talk undoubtedly hit close on a personal level, as Coates grew up in the West Baltimore neighborhood where Freddie Gray was arrested.
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Our Favorite Baltimore Momma Bear Made the Cover of the NY Post
Local mom Toya Graham had a fit when she saw her son participating in Monday’s melee. After recognizing him in the crowd, she approached him with a slap on the side of his head and strong words. Her hands-on discipline, which was first reported on WMAR, made the national news last night, and she was […]
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State legislative workgroup to examine police reforms, changes to officer bill of rights
Two Baltimore Democrats are chairing a workgroup to examine proposals to improve police-community relationships and accountability in misconduct cases. The Baltimore Sun reports Del. Curt Anderson and Sen. Catherine E. Pugh will co-chair the Workgroup on Public Safety, which will hold its first meeting Monday.
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New Photography Project Shares Local Lives Up Close and Personal
Local photographer Joe Rubino brings the lives of ordinary Baltimoreans into focus with the new social media project Close Up Baltimore.
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Man killed in Highlandtown as Baltimore gun violence continues
A man was killed in an apparent robbery at a Highlandtown convenience store on Friday, police said.
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JFX Farmer’s Market, Kinetic Sculpture Aren’t Happening This Weekend in Baltimore
Despite the jubilation around the city as a result of Marilyn Mosby’s announcement of charges against Baltimore cops in Freddie Gray’s death, Baltimore City remains under heavy National Guard presence with a 10 p.m. curfew. Even during daylight hours, many events scheduled this weekend were either cancelled or postponed to make way for rallies and out […]
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Ta-Nehisi Coates Tells David Simon Riots Are Like “Global Warming”
As part of the Maryland Film Festival on Friday, writers Ta-Nehisi Coates, David Simon, James McBride, and Taylor Branch sat on a panel to discuss a work in progress. The four are adapting Branch’s civil rights trilogy America in the King Years as an HBO miniseries. And audiences were treated to a frank discussion on […]
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John Oliver on “Not-at-All-Racist” Media Coverage of Baltimore
On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver sarcastically praised the national news media for covering the Baltimore protests “with all the deft, not-at-all racist touch that they’ve become known for.” So kicked off a three-minute piece about about Baltimore.
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Man in Induced Coma After Arrest by Baltimore Police
On Sunday morning, Baltimore police arrested a man (“who fled from them,” says Deputy Commissioner Jerry Rodriguez), who afterwards was sent to the hospital with spinal injuries, and who as of Monday was in an induced coma.
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Anthony Batts Fired From Baltimore Police Commissioner Job (UPDATED)
Anthony Batts is out as Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department. At a press conference at City Hall Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Batts’ role in the top job was becoming a distraction from Baltimore’s efforts to curb the murder rate.
