baltimore
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Baltimore School Bus Driver in Fatal Crash Had History of Seizures, Crashes: Report
The Baltimore school bus driver who crashed into a transit bus, killing six people, including himself, in November, shouldn’t have been driving because he had a history of seizures and had been involved in a dozen previous crashes. According to the Baltimore Sun, Glen Chappell, 67, was traveling nearly double the speed limit when he…
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Baltimore Tutor Under Investigation After Boy Left With Injuries
A tutor is under police investigation after a young boy, Trayvon Grayson, 7, left with a fractured jaw and missing teeth under his care, as reported by CNN. Grayson’s mother said that the tutor threw him against a wall for acting unruly. The tutor, however, claims that’s not true and told the police that the…
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6 Dead After School Bus and Commuter Bus Collide in Baltimore
Six people are dead and at least five have been injured after a commuter bus and a school bus collided in southwest Baltimore Tuesday in what authorities have described as a “significant wreck,” the Washington Post reports. According to the report, no schoolchildren were aboard the school bus at the time of the crash, which…
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Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon Rejoins Race for Mayor With Write-In Campaign
Some people thought they had seen the last of former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon. They couldn’t have been more wrong. Dixon, alternately one of the most beloved and hated figures in Baltimore politics, will officially announce her write-in candidacy for mayor in the Nov. 8 general election Tuesday morning. “While a write-in candidate has never been…
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The Vilification of Marilyn Mosby
Just last week, the right-wing Media Research Center’s annual black-tie gala honored the three arresting officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray. Officers Brian Rice, Edward Nero and Garrett Miller received standing ovations and “deafening cheers” while they explained how they have to deal with a hostile public that is down on cops in…
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As Summer Ends, Tensions Remain High Between Black Community and Police
The third summer of our discontent is almost over. The latest tensions started in Ferguson, Mo., two years ago; then came Baltimore last year, with Milwaukee the latest city to erupt in protests and upheaval as tensions continue to run high across the nation between law enforcement and black Americans living in some of the…
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Mom Who Went Viral After Dragging Son Out of Baltimore Protests Seeks Help After Fire Destroys Home
Toya Graham, the Baltimore mother who went viral during the April 2015 Baltimore protests over the death of Freddie Gray when she was seen on video hitting her son and trying to pull him away from the unrest, says her family is homeless after an accidental fire over the weekend, WBFF reports. According to the report,…
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Om Space: 1 Man’s Mission to Heal His Community Through Yoga
Imagine a small, sustainable farm in western Maryland, a safe space where black men come together to heal and connect with themselves. They are trained to become certified yoga instructors and are educated and empowered to go out and use what they have learned about the practice of yoga to change and empower their own…
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From Mike Brown To Simone Biles: How Yesterday Exemplified Black America’s Complicated Relationship With America
“Complicated” has become a convenient catch-all to describe romantic relationships that seem to defy explanation. So much so that “it’s complicated” has become a popular way to synopsize them completely; distilling months, even years of context down to two words. It’s also frequently misused, as many — and perhaps even most — of the relationships…