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The idea for a ceasefire weekend was first suggested by hip-hop artist Ogun, who was working with Bridgeford on a rally for the anti-violence group 300 Men March. In 2017, with Baltimore's murder rate climbing, Bridgeford revisited the idea with Ogun and several other activists and began planning. [1]
The 1974 Baltimore municipal strike was a strike action undertaken by different groups of municipal workers in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.It was initiated by waste collectors seeking higher wages and better conditions.
When violent protest broke out in Baltimore on April 6, nearly the entire Maryland National Guard, both Army and Air, were called up to deal with the unrest.The notable exceptions were the state's air defense units (which manned surface-to-air missile sites around the state), those units already on duty in the Washington, D.C., area, and a unit positioned in Cambridge, Maryland (the site of ...
Riot-scarred Baltimore recorded its 300th homicide of the year on Saturday, police said, up 42 percent from last year's total. Baltimore homicides top 300 for year, worst since 1999 Skip to main ...
Baltimore will pay $48 million to three Black men who each spent 36 years in prison for a high-profile killing they did not commit after police wrongly arrested them as teenagers, according to an ...
For the eighth year in a row, Baltimore has reached 300 homicides. The city reached and then surpassed the grim milestone this weekend when a 34-year-old was shot just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday ...
Civil authority in Baltimore was swiftly withdrawn from all those who had not been steadfastly in favor of the Federal Government's emergency measures. [30] During this period in spring 1861, Baltimore Mayor Brown, [31] the city council, the police commissioner, and the entire Board of Police were arrested and imprisoned at Fort McHenry without ...
In East St. Louis, there was a week-long commemoration of the riots and march in the weeks prior to the 100th anniversary on July 28, 2017. [38] Around 300 people marched from the SIUE East St. Louis Higher Learning Center to the Eads Bridge. [39] Everyone marched in silence, with many women in white and men wearing black suits.