The recent unrest in Baltimore has prompted a lot of call to action. Pastor Jamal Bryant is among the many who have taken the initiative to go…
Courtesy of Mail Online After the funeral of 25 year old Freddie Gray, whom mysteriously died after suffering a spinal injury while in police custody, the community of Baltimore had enough and began an citywide protest, which resulted in some individuals rioting. Plastered on our television screens was images of looting, fires and pure chaos. […]
The family of Freddie Gray held a peaceful and moving memorial service for the 25-year-old Baltimore man at New Shiloh Baptist Church on Monday morning. Few…
Rev. Jamal Bryant, the pastor who delivered the eulogy at Freddie Gray’s funeral — which preceded riots throughout Baltimore — says the violent scenes…
Call them riots or civil insurrections, when a disenfranchised population is triggered by an event that symbolizes their shared grievances, the consequences can be the unleashing of years of suppressed frustration and rage. While it is common for governments to blame the rioters, a detailed look at the causes show that the law and law […]
Twenty years ago today, rioting in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn shed light on state of black-Jewish relations in a city where both communities vie for influential shares of everything from political influence to real estate. A once power alliance that helped institute dramatic change during the Civil Right Era took an abrupt turn […]
