On MSNBC this afternoon, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake addressed the violent protests in Charlotte sparked by the killing of 43-year-old Keith Scott by police.
Rawlings-Blake compared the events in Charlotte to the protests and violence that followed the death of Freddie Gray in police custody last year in Baltimore.
She told host Thomas Roberts that there are no "quick" or "easy" ways to fix race relations in America or the relationship between police and African-American communities.
"We have a difficult and complex history in our country when it comes to race," Rawlings-Blake said, invoking the country's history of racism, forced segregation and poverty. "It's about dealing with these underlying issues. Some people are looking for easy answers. Nothing is going to be quick. Nothing is going to be easy."
Rawlings-Blake said her staff has reached out to officials in Charlotte-Mecklenburg to offer support.
"We are all in those together," she said.
She said officials have to work to restore trust with communities.