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Baltimore City Police Commissioner Kevin Davis talks with community leader Genard “Shadow” Barr in the new HBO documentary Baltimore Rising.
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Artist Nether works on his Freddie Gray mural. (Photo by Bonnie J. Schupp) Today marks the 45th anniversary of Ohio
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Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby charged six police officers Friday in connection with the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray who
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National Guardsmen have joined Baltimore City Police to patrol East Monument Street. (Anthony C. Hayes) Reaction to Friday’s announcement by
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