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Eyes across the country were on Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. as he was acquitted of all charges Thursday in the death of Freddie Gray.

By Luke Broadwater

Jun 23, 2016

The news that the sole Baltimore police officer facing a murder charge in Freddie Gray's death had been acquitted on all charges was met with disappointment and resignation in West Baltimore, where Gray grew up and died.

As we close in on the finish, things are heating up on "American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson." The penultimate episode, titled "Manna From Heaven," details the admission of the Fuhrman tapes into the case. It is a no-nonsense episode filled with real tension.

For all its gossipy, even-silly, TMZ-like tone at times, "The People v. O.J. Simpson" will engage millions of viewers in events that contextualize today's emotionally charged national conversations about police-community relations and race.

By David Zurawik

Feb 2, 2016

Baltimore native Anna Deavere Smith is back in her hometown to perform at Center Stage in part of her latest work in progress, which explores the so-called "schools to prison pipeline." It's titled "Notes from the Field: Doing Time in Education, The Baltimore Chapter," and one segment is on the death of Freddie Gray.

By David Zurawik

Dec 4, 2015

The trial of Officer William G. Porter — the first of six Baltimore police officers set to appear on charges in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray — will have broad implications for the rest of the cases, shaping the strategies of prosecutors and defense attorneys alike and the impressions of a public that has watched the legal proceedings closely since Gray's death in April and the unrest that followed.

By Kevin Rector

Oct 3, 2015

By withdrawing from the 2016 race, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Friday, she could avoid the distractions of a campaign and focus on governing a city on edge over the trials of six police officers charged in Freddie Gray's arrest and death. Supporters championed the move as a sign of the mayor's selflessness. Detractors say she simply saw no path to victory with lagging approval ratings and a campaign loaded with credible contenders

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, after shooting down the state's request for disaster aid for the second time last week, said there are other avenues Maryland can pursue to cover costs associated with rioting that broke out after the death of Freddie Gray.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Aug 1, 2015

Gov. Larry Hogan is pointing to precedent – a federal decision to aid Los Angeles after a 1992 riot – as he appeals the Obama administration's decision to deny $19 million in assistance to Baltimore this year.

By Michael Dresser

Jul 8, 2015

Last week, Young Moose, one of Baltimore's most popular rising young rappers, released a new video for his Freddie Gray-related protest song, "No SunShine."

By Wesley Case

May 26, 2015

2015 Preakness has an eight-horse field with American Pharoah a 4-5 favorite and Dortmund and Firing Line the second choices at 7-2.

By Childs Walker

May 13, 2015

As history has taught us, Baltimore could face more riots and fires in the near future

Will businesses return to riot-affected areas?

Baltimore woes a tale of two cities

Susan Reimer on the Freddie Gray riots

By Susan Reimer

Apr 29, 2015

This latest news about Sandtown-Winchester, claiming it has more residents in prison than any other place in Maryland, is heartbreaking after all the reform efforts implemented there over the years, particularly Jim Rouse's.

The NYPD's temper tantrum shames its officers and its profession, writes Leonard Pitts Jr.

"Where are all the celebrities?" That's a question many supporters of #BlackLivesMatter protests are asking. At this moment of great unrest, some are feeling a lack of leadership from those who have worldwide media platforms. I think something other than apathy is really at work here: fear and trepidation. Michael Jackson was never afraid to put himself out there for the truth as he saw it, and he took a pounding for it.

In the past few weeks there has been a lot of discussion about President Obama's response to the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases. The question we need to be asking is, what will Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner do?

Rioting after the grand jury decision makes the case for body cameras on police officers

Author to speak at Friends School on Monday

In a mostly empty ninth-floor conference room on a recent Thursday evening, the civilian panel tasked with investigating police misconduct in Baltimore met for its monthly meeting.

Artist and University of Maryland, College Park professor Hasan has meticulously compiled images of each stop in his day after he was detained by the FBI an airport.

Baltimore's next police commissioner is walking through a west-side neighborhood with some of the community's most engaged residents, but that's not enough for Anthony W. Batts.

Baltimore's next police commissioner is walking through a west-side neighborhood with some of the community's most engaged residents, but that's not enough for Anthony W. Batts.

Liquor stores are the tinder for today's 'quiet riots'