No more charges on the murder of Freddie Gray

All remaining charges have been dropped in the death of Freddie Gray, the 25-year old African American who died in the hands of police in April 2015. He was picked up healthy. He was removed from the van with a broken neck. What more is there to say about this? That no one is responsible …

Officers in Freddie Gray’s case will be tried separately

A judge has refused to dismiss charges against officers in the death of Freddie Gray [pictured]. In addition, the judge ruled that the six officers will be tried separately. Here’s more on the protests in Baltimore over the hearing. May there be peace and justice in this case — though neither will bring back  Mr. …

Had Freddie Gray lived, would he be in prison?

Freddie Gray was picked up for no good reason (the State’s Attorney says the knife he was carrying was legal, though one of the officers arrested in his death disagrees). So had he not received that fatal spinal injury while in the custody of the Baltimore police department (and we most likely would never have …

We have so far to go

Most likely, you’ve already seen this, State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby making her announcement on Friday that six Baltimore police officers will be charged in the death of Freddie Gray. The 35-year old state’s attorney and daughter and granddaughter of police officers, more than proved herself, as did her staff, each of whom conducted independent research. …

Once more with feeling: Violence didn’t start with Freddie Gray’s funeral

It started with Freddie Gray’s death while in the custody of the Baltimore police department. A meditation by Rebecca Traister, at The New Republic, which includes this: Violence broke out and erupted not when students threw stones at police, but when Freddie Gray suffered a spinal cord injury while in police custody, and, eventually, died. But somehow …

Baltimore resident schools the media

Just watch this. Listen to this man talking about the [white] media that only visits Baltimore when there’s a riot. He say: “You’re not here reporting about the boarded-up homes, and the homeless people under MLK.” He says: “You can’t tell me to  move off my street. I pay the tax dollars for this. I’m …

Freddie Gray died because he looked at someone wrong

Eric Garner died for selling loosies. Walter Scott died because he ran. Michael Brown died…well, we’re not sure why. So when people decry the violence in Baltimore that follows the severed spine of Gray, I could not agree more. No one should use violence against someone — not police officers, not African American men. No …