Inside ‘rolling out’: A look at the Baltimore uprising
[jwplatform hE5qQXj1] We traveled to Baltimore to cover the recent uprising following the death of Freddie Gray.
April 30, 2015
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[jwplatform hE5qQXj1] We traveled to Baltimore to cover the recent uprising following the death of Freddie Gray.
On the night of April 28, I walked through what is known as the roughest section of Baltimore. West Baltimore is a community that had
The death of Freddie Gray sparked emotions that reached a boiling point on April 27. Hours after Gray’s funeral, Baltimore residents took their frustrations to
According to a study by Upshot analysis in The New York Times, there are 1.5 million Black men missing in America. The data, which was
Decades have passed since the Jim Crow era in America, but the racist mentality continues to exist in many locales across the country. Gerry Pickens
Another unarmed Black man may have died due to negligence by police. According to the BaltImore Sun, Freddie Gray, 25, was apprehended by Baltimore police
Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s “Finding Your Roots” series on PBS is one of the most engaging programs on television. The show allows guests to trace their
A Black student is afraid to attend middle school because he fears for his life. According to a report by Local 4 in Detroit, eighth grader
Kendrick Lamar recently released a masterful album that perfectly details the often uncomfortable Black journey in America. However, one person has criticized Kendrick Lamar for
They say a picture speaks a thousand words. That’s cool and all, but today, I’ll speak my thousand myself. I’ll save you some time if
Mo’Ne Davis has too much dignity to stoop to the level of the person who called her a slut. After Joey Casselberry was kicked off
Starbucks’ “Race Together” initiative came and went within a span of two weeks. The program, which attempted to spark racial dialogue with Starbucks drinkers by
[jwplatform hjeKtsUG] A teenage student forced his classmate to stop writing in blue because of the significance of gang colors. In a video released by
James AndersonOn March 19, 2015, Otis Byrd, 54, was found hanging from a tree in Port Gibson, Mississippi. The FBI and Mississippi Bureau of Investigation
Another unarmed Black man has been shot and killed by the police. According to a report by WSBTV, the issue occurred after residents in a
The Edmund Pettus Bridge revealed the nature of racism in its most gruesome form. Fifty years after “Blood Sunday,” America’s first Black President made a
In an attempt to remove all blame from police officers, lawyers for the city of Cleveland blamed Tamir Rice, 12, for his own death. Rice
Earl Lloyd played sports during a time when America attempted marginalize every aspect of Black life. Lloyd became the first Black athlete to play in
Zendaya recently blasted Giuliana Rancic for racist comments about her faux locs at the Oscars. While hosting E!’s “Fashion Police” during the Oscars, Rancic said Zendaya’s
[jwplatform bG9LaK7e] A Black high school security guard in Brooklyn, New York was caught on camera beating a man. According to reports by CBS New
