Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 29, 2015
The systemic causes and deliberate policies that led to the killing of Freddie Gray and the protests that followed -- and policy solutions that would address these problems -- are discussed by former Baltimore City Council President Lawrence Bell, attorney A. Dwight Petit and Paul Jay, senior editor of "The Real News Network." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 29, 2015
With a video montage of Americans rioting over incredibly important things such as sports and pumpkins, "The Daily Show" host exposes the double standard on reporting when it comes to the Freddie Gray protests in Baltimore. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Roisin Davis / TruthdigApr 28, 2015
A recent article on the situation in Baltimore went 11 paragraphs before quoting anyone other than a police officer or government official. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigApr 28, 2015
President Obama addressed the ongoing unrest in Baltimore on Tuesday, admonishing demonstrators for changing the tone of the protests Monday, as he saw it, and characterizing the shift as one toward "senseless violence." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 28, 2015
"When he picked him up off the ground, the man couldn't move," a protester says to a Baltimore police officer about the incident in which Gray's spine was severed while in police custody. "He couldn't move." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigMar 6, 2014
Marshall "Eddie" Conway walked free from prison this week, just one month shy of 44 years behind bars. He was convicted of the April 1970 killing of a Baltimore police officer. Conway has always maintained his innocence. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 23, 2011
David Kennedy, author of "Don't Shoot: One Man, a Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America," spent more than 10 years in the worst corners of the worst cities in the country before going to Baltimore. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 15, 2011
President Obama may have picked one of the only places in the country where delivering a speech about his new budget plan would be met with enthusiasm by visiting the Parkville Middle School and Center for Technology in Baltimore . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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