Relatives of unarmed Fort Washington, Maryland, motorcyclist Terrence Sterling say an officer shot him in the neck and back.
Charles Barkley may be a basketball icon and popular sports commentator, but his views on race have led many in the Black community to cast him a side-eye. But TNT thought his controversial views would make for compelling TV and signed him up for a six-part TV series on race called The Race Card, airing […]
For decades, old-guard civil rights groups like the National Urban League, the NAACP, and even Al Sharpton‘s National Action Network, have been the go-to groups for elected officials to get a read on the needs and demands of Black voters. But Black Lives Matter, with its tight social media game, has shifted the paradigm, forcing civil rights […]
When the disappointing and outrageous news broke today that all of the officers tried in the Freddie Gray murder case had been acquitted, most people were shocked, saddened and disheartened by another injustice of a black man being murdered with no one held accountable. However it wasn’t just regular citizens who were highly upset, as […]
Based on Judge Williams' ruling, prosecutors failed to prove that Rice acted negligently and knew of the risks associated with not securing Gray's seatbelt during his arrest on April 12, 2015.
ABC News’ Senior Legal Correspondent and Analyst Sunny Hostin talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about her controversial comments on The View regarding the case of Freddie Gray and the six officers charged in his death. She also talks Bill Cosby and explains the law when it comes to consent, whether you’re drunk or not. […]
Oh-and-two. Prosecutors in Baltimore failed again to get a conviction in connection with the death of Freddie Gray. Officer Edward Nero was found not guilty of all charges yesterday. He was accused of second-degree intentional assault, two counts of misconduct in office and reckless endangerment. Nero was one of six officers charged and the second […]
On April 12, 2015, Gray, 25, was arrested and died a week later from complications relating to a spinal cord injury after riding in the back of a police van.
It’s been one year since Baltimore lost Freddie Gray at the hands of police. Gray, who suffered a severe spinal injury before being transported into…
The motion was filed last Thursday (March 31) at the Baltimore City Circuit Court to have Garrett Miller testify at Nero's trial, which will begin May 10. The order was filed since Miller will most likely refuse to take the stand because of his right against self-incrimination, says the report. Prosecutors dealt with similar issues in the case of Officer William Porter.
A Baltimore city school police officer has been placed on leave without pay after a video of him slapping and kicking a 16-year-old student went viral.
An appeals court has paused the trial to finish deciding on whether another one of the five other officers that was involved with Gray's death will have to testify.
