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Wait? Did Marilyn Mosby Just Get a Chance For Redemption?
A federal judge sentences Mosby. Supporters say she was targeted for being a reform-minded Black prosecutor.
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Cops Plead Not Guilty to Charges in Randy Cox Case [Update]
They were charged with mere misdemeanors after Cox was left paralyzed from the encounter.
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Ben Crump Joins Legal Team for Black Man Injured in Police Transit
Richard Cox, 36, was paralyzed from the neck down at the hands of New Haven police officers.
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Police Shootings Continue Despite Protests, Reform Promises and the Pandemic. Cops Are Using Crime Victim Laws to Shield Their Identities
Are fatal police shootings getting more or less prevalent? Here's a story that doesn't really answer that question, but provides much-needed insight.
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PageTurners: How Trauma and Love Converge at a Literary Point
How does trauma affect the way we live our day-to-day lives? Is inherited or intergenerational trauma more significant than a trauma—or traumas—experienced firsthand? There are perspectives and arguments to consider for each side: Dealing with inherited trauma is multilayered, convening in a complex web of emotions. Being exposed to or experiencing an immense trauma can…
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Amidst Black Lives Matter Protests, Prince's Estate Releases Lyric Video for 2015 Song About Police Brutality
In honor of what would have been his 62nd birthday on June 7, Prince’s estate released the lyric video for his 2015 song commemorating the black victims of police brutality titled “Baltimore.” The video was released in response to the recent wave of Black Lives Matter protests. The over four-minute video features images and information…
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A Timeline of Events That Led to the 2020 'Fed Up'-rising
Without the proper context, it is impossible to understand the mushroom cloud of uprisings that are exploding across the country in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless others. To contextualize the anger, frustration and desperation that forced protesters to recreate the lawlessness and chaos that black people…
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Marilyn Mosby Shares Anonymous Racist Call, Calls Out Misogynoir During Solidarity Trip to St. Louis
The office of Baltimore’s top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby released a voicemail this week sent to Mosby after she visited St. Louis to stand in solidarity with another progressive black woman prosecutor, Kim Gardner. The St. Louis prosecutor is filing a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging city leaders and the police union have conspired to drive…
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Federal Judge Blocks Police Lawsuit Against Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby charged six police officers in the 2015 death of Freddie Gray. Five of those officers filed a lawsuit against her, alleging malicious prosecution. On Monday, a federal appeals court blocked that lawsuit, preventing it from moving forward. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling overturned the January 2017…
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Freddie Gray’s Stepfather, Richard Shipley, Dead at 60
Richard Shipley, who called for “peace in the pursuit of justice” as family and community members demanded answers in the police-involved death of his stepson Freddie Gray, died earlier this month at the age of 60. According to the Baltimore Sun, Shipley, who was also known as “Rick,” died Feb. 6. Family attorney Billy Murphy…