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Baltimore Officer Found Not Guilty in Death of Freddie Gray
Baltimore Police Officer Edward Nero was found not guilty Monday on all four charges in connection with his alleged part in the April 2015 death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray. Nero, 30, had pleaded not guilty to all charges he faced following the arrest and subsequent death of Gray, who suffered a spinal injury while in…
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On Freddie Gray, And The Rapidly Decreasing Value Of Hope In The Criminal Justice System
Earlier this afternoon, news broke that a mistrial was declared in the trial of William Porter, one of the Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray. For those wishing to see any of the officers charged with Gray’s death behind bars, this is particularly bad news. Because this could very easily set a precedent…
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Motherhood, Art, And Police Brutality
“I’m here and your eyes lucky. I’m here and your future lucky.”* -poet Angel Nafis, “Gravity” Part I: Motherhood Changes Everything Our son, Maze, is a miracle, born to us on May 27 of last year. In 2012, I lost two pregnancies, back to back, one in early January and the other in early April.…
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Bad-Ass, Kick-Ass Black Female Lawyers Are Running 2015
Three thoughts going through my head while watching and reading about Maryland State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s press conference this morning: 1. Add me to the line of cynics genuinely surprised that the entire book seems to be getting thrown at these officers. Not only was one of them charged with murder — which, while (somewhat)…
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Living And Other Things We Can't Do While Black
After work yesterday, I was going to my friend Jason’s event down in Soho. He does this monthly conversation series called “Brothers and Sisters” in which brothers and sisters gather somewhere and over beer and wine have thoughtful discussion about a specific topic. Past topics have included conversations on beauty and dating. This month’s discussion…
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Baltimore.
You don’t live in Washington, DC, for as long as I have and not have an opinion on Baltimore. While it’s only about 40 miles north of DC, Baltimore and the federal city are worlds apart, at least in perception. Though I’ve been a resident of the urea for almost 14 years, my impression of…
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Baltimore Is Not Ferguson; Freddie Gray Is Not Michael Brown
It is not difficult to witness what’s happening in Baltimore, Maryland right now and immediately think of Ferguson, Missouri. Or New York City. Or Cleveland, Ohio. Or Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Or perhaps even Los Angeles in 1992. The parallels are obvious; heartbreakingly, evisceratingly, surreally obvious. So obvious are these similarities that it does not take much…