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How charging 6 Baltimore cops with killing Freddie Gray made Marilyn Mosby a star

Meet the prosecutor at the center of the firestorm.

On May 1, 2015 by Aaron Sankin

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Justice Department unveils $20 million program to expand police body cams

Body cameras are an inevitability, but they need to be affordable.

On May 1, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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Civil rights leaders say the fight for justice in Baltimore has just begun

The charges against police in Freddie Gray's death are a step forward, not a victory.

On May 1, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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Freddie Gray’s arrest record doesn’t mean he deserved to be killed

He wasn't a criminal. He was a human being.

On May 1, 2015 by Pia Glenn

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6 Baltimore police officers charged with homicide in death of Freddie Gray

Is justice finally being served?

On May 1, 2015 by Aaron Sankin

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Stop calling the Baltimore protesters ‘thugs’

This takes attention away from exactly what the protesters are fighting for.

On Apr 30, 2015 by Matthew Rozsa

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Jon Stewart and Larry Wilmore rip apart CNN’s Baltimore unrest coverage

They each make a good point.

On Apr 29, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski

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Michael Brown’s family files wrongful death suit against Ferguson

Michael Brown's family filed a civil suit against the city of Ferguson alleging wrongful death.

On Apr 23, 2015 by JC Sevcik

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Vandals cut down Michael Brown memorial tree a day after it was planted

This is where the conversation is at right now.

On Apr 21, 2015 by JC Sevcik

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The one thing Americans need to understand about our police brutality epidemic

Discrimination is about more than violence.

On Apr 21, 2015 by Chris Osterndorf

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The National Guard referred to Ferguson protesters as ‘enemy forces,’ emails show

The military refers to Ferguson protestors as 'enemy forces' and 'adversaries' in internal briefing emails.

On Apr 17, 2015 by JC Sevcik

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The great police body-cam debate

There are policy decisions to be made, not to mention a ton of money.

On Apr 17, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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Why it’s so hard to talk to white people about race in America

#BlackLivesMatter is helping further the conversation, but we have a lot of work to do.

On Apr 13, 2015 by [email protected]

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The troubling rise of crowdsourced data on police killings

This is not a good way to do this.

On Apr 9, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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People talk about Ferguson differently on Twitter and Instagram

Ferguson is a specific place, but it has also become something of a synecdoche.

On Apr 6, 2015 by Eric Geller