D.I.Y. Snow Removal In East Baltimore
Story originally posted at news.wypr.org on Jan. 28, 2016. Some residents in East Baltimore did not heed the pleas from Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to be patient as city crews work to clear…
Cops Ask If They Can Do Their Job This Year
Story originally posted at news.wypr.org on Jan. 8, 2016. While 2016 is a new year, the public frustrations and political criticisms from 2015 that followed high profile police incidents – like…
Countdown Clock Begins On Rawlings-Blake Administration
Story originally posted at news.wypr.org on Sept. 11, 2015. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Friday she will not seek re-election in 2016; leveling the playing field for mayoral candidates. Political observers said…
Making Dollars And Sense Out Of City Rec Center Funding
Story originally posted at news.wypr.org on Aug 27, 2015. There are three options to pay for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s $136 million plan to overhaul aging city rec centers. But no matter which…
Discussing Freddie Gray Case on BBC World News
The day when six officers were charged with being responsible for the death of Freddie Gray, I appeared on BBC World News to discuss the case. Aired May 1, 2015…
An Elementary Look At Snow Budgets For 2015
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js The good news is spring begins at 6:45 p.m. Friday. The bad news is winter is not going away quietly. As of 1 p.m., an inch of snow fell…
The Mayor’s Juggling Act On Black Violence and Police Reform
In the span of 24 hours, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake called for an end to homicides in the African-American community and supported holding police more accountable. At the same time,…
The Relationship Between Blacks And Cops: It’s Complicated
The deaths of African-Americans Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. and Tyrone West in Baltimore in confrontations with police have rubbed raw emotions in the black community and again raised questions…
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