About 75 people marched Sunday through Baltimore to show solidarity with Louisville after a Kentucky grand jury charged no officers in …
Protests Friday night in Baltimore were generally peaceful, though police say they are investigating a video showing an officer punching out a woman after she struck another officer. BALTIMORE (AP) - Hundreds of protesters marched and drove through Baltimore to protest the death of George Floyd, as city leaders pleaded for peaceful demonstrations. The Washington Mystics each wear white T-shirts with seven bullets on the back protesting the ... [+] shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha, Wisconsin police on Wednesday. Share Shares Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! On Sunday, a Kenosha Police Department officer identified as Rusten Sheskey shot Blake seven times in the back after he walked to his car where his children were waiting during an attempted arrest. @wjz pic.twitter.com/7zXnaGsakA — Kelsey Kushner (@KelseyKushnerTV) September 25, 2020 Protests in Baltimore planned for today More From WMAR Baltimore, MD UP NEXT. Tonight, at least a hundred people took to the streets of Downtown Baltimore to protest instances of police violence against black people. Impact 50: Investors Seeking Profit — And Pushing For Change, Naomi Osaka Drops Out Of Tennis Tournament Semifinal To Protest Police Brutality, NBA Games Postponed As Players Boycott To Protest Jacob Blake Shooting, Jacob Blake Paralyzed From Waist Down After Being Shot In Back By Police, Father Says, Investigators Say Jacob Blake Had A Knife In His Car, Officer Who Shot Him Identified. The Baltimore Ravens called off practice Friday morning in order to "perform a team unifying session surrounding social justice reform," the football team tweeted, a day after making a series of demands in a statement Thursday, including calling for the officers involved in the shooting of Blake as well as 26-year-old unarmed Black woman Breonna Taylor, to be arrested and charged. June 4, 2020, 11:17 AM PDT A mural of local anti-violence activist Kwame Rose on a wall in West Baltimore. The protest… Saturday, May 30, 2020, Biking the Battleground: Philadelphia down due to COVID-19, but far from out, Surge in gun sales set to break record: ‘They’re buying everything’, Quiz: Man-made and natural disasters test.
Protests spread across Baltimore City during the day and into the night Saturday in wake of the death of George Floyd. Tennis player Naomi Osaka also announced Wednesday evening she would forgo her Western & Southern Open tournament semifinal match scheduled for the following morning, saying in a statement “as a Black woman I feel as though there are much more important matters at hand that need immediate attention, rather than watching me play tennis,” and soon after her statement was released it was announced the tournament would pause all play Thursday as “a stance against racial inequality.”. Five years after Freddie Gray unrest, Baltimore sets an example for peaceful protests. shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha, Wisconsin police on Wednesday. Say it ain’t Joe: Biden has failed to curb penchant for tall tales stretching decades, EXCLUSIVE: U.S. bracing for Chinese takeover of region amid military buildup, Armed and Dangerous: best new concealed carry handguns, How the left’s vast anti-Trump conspiracies turned to dust, Farmers back Trump over Biden, 50% to 32% in DTN/Zogby poll, Doctor: “Doing This Every Morning Can Snap Back Sagging Skin (No Creams Needed)”, Feds step in to nab illegal immigrant released 10 times by New York cops, ‘Anarchist jurisdictions’: Feds scramble to cut funding to Dem-led cities with unchecked rioting, Jeff Daniels: It’s ‘not a time to be nice’ because ‘not many’ Republicans are ‘compassionate’, Biden’s claim about attending historically Black Delaware State refuted by university, Big time: Celebrities who have let themselves go, Right’s wrath centers on Soros, but he’s hardly alone: ‘The left has multiple Soroses’, Apple apologizes after Siri points users to police stations when asked, ‘where are the terrorists?’.