Baltimore Population Falls Below 600K for First Time in over a Century
The population of Baltimore, Maryland, has dropped below 600,000 residents, according to U.S. Census estimates published Thursday.
The population of Baltimore, Maryland, has dropped below 600,000 residents, according to U.S. Census estimates published Thursday.
A Baltimore activist who made a name for himself as a Black Lives Matter protester has thrown his hat in the ring for Mayor of Baltimore. DeRay Mckesson, who has been everywhere pushing the Black Lives Matter line since last
As the city of Baltimore continues to deal with the aftermath of the tens of millions in damage caused by this summer’s riots, the city has been hit with a $75 million budget shortfall for the next fiscal year, a report says.
As of last weekend, there are now 294 recorded homicides in Baltimore this year, up from the 211 murdered during all of 2014.
In their latest skirmish with authorities, in what they term a #BaltimoreUprising, Black Lives Matter claimed solidarity with Palestinians who have been murdering Jews in Israel.
Last April, Toya Graham made headlines when she slapped her 16-year-old son Michael in the face for joining Baltimore rioters protesting the death of Freddie Gray.
A review of city salary data shows that over 1,200 city workers in Baltimore are making $100,000 or more a year in salary and overtime pay.
On July 9, Breitbart News reported that gun crime was surging in the Democrat-run cities of Baltimore, Chicago, Milwaukee, New Orleans, and St. Louis. We can now expand that list to include Democrat-run Houston, Philadelphia, and New York City too. According
Despite that the city has experienced the most violent year for decades, not to mention the city’s widely failed response to the recent riots, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says she will not resign.
This year has been the bloodiest, most violent in Baltimore for a generation with Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and now two chiefs of police struggling for solutions. But now, federal agents are embedding with the Baltimore police department in the hopes of putting an end to the out-of-control violence.
In an effort to combat the growing violence in the city, Baltimore officials are announcing plans to hold a round of “Public Safety Forums” to get residents’ feedback on ways to stop the violence.
On July 9, USA Today ran a column focused on soaring gun crime in Baltimore, Chicago, Milwaukee, New Orleans, and St. Louis. The common denominator in all five cities?—decades of Democrat mayoral leadership.
With such steady, just and hopeful leadership from President Obama and his recently departed attorney general, Eric H. Holder Jr., is it any wonder that peace, love, patriotism and tranquility reign across the land with such fervor?
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake admitted her “space to destroy” remarks in the midst of rioting in her city were poorly chosen. “You know, I certainly think that it was taken out of context,” Rawlings-Blake said.
Baltimore’s mayor has lifted a citywide curfew six days after the death of Freddie Gray sparked riots in the city.
Dayvon Love co-founder of Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle and member of the Baltimore United Coalition stated “Baltimore just shows the sophistication of white supremacy, and how it operates” on Saturday’s “Melissa Harris-Perry” on MSNBC. Love said, “I think people
Much of the black community in America is dying, which is the “death,” and lacking true leadership and solutions across a wide range of issues, which is the “dearth.”
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (D) vowed “I will continue to be relentless in changing the culture of the police department” in a press conference in reaction the charges filed against police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray on Friday.
Baltimore police officials said 98 officers have been injured since riots broke out after the funeral of Freddie Gray. Thirteen of the officers had to be placed on medical leave, and 15 were relegated to light duty. Police Capt. Eric Kowalczyk said protesters had fired bricks, bottles, and chunks of cement at officers.
Fox News Correspondent Leland Vittert had a tense exchange with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (D) and Rev. Al Sharpton on Thursday. Vittert said that he asked Rawlings-Blake about FNC’s report that the mayor gave a “stand down” order. The clip
Just days after riots, arson, and looting roiled the city of Baltimore, while standing in front of a sign that read, “No Justice, No Peace,” Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake made a statement covered live on cable news. — Baltimore Mayor
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is again under suspicion for having taken a position that allowed rioters to burn her city down without opposition from police. This time, insiders are reporting that the mayor told police to keep hands off the protesters and to stand down in the face of the growing violence.
Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis was in Baltimore when the riots got violent on Monday, and he says he personally heard Baltimore officers being “told to retreat” over police radio.
Baltimore City Councilman Carl Stokes (D) criticized President Obama and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (D) for referring to rioters in Baltimore as “thugs” saying, “just call them n*ggers” in an interview on Tuesday’s “OutFront” on CNN. When asked if “thugs”
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R) claimed Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (D) took “quite some time” to get in touch with him regarding the rioting in Baltimore and that he was “glad that she finally” got in contact with them during a
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (D) stated that Al Sharpton and “anyone who wants to add to the calls for peace in our city” “is welcome” during a press conference on Monday. Rawlings-Blake said, “anyone who wants to add to the
The Mayor was saying she gave instructions to the police to ensure protesters could exercise their “right to free speech.” She goes on to say that in creating that space she also, inadvertently, “gave those who wished to destroy space to do that as well.”
During a Saturday briefing, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said her city government “gave those who wished to destroy space to do that,” seemingly approving of the rioters who smashed the city’s police vehicles in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray.