The Baltimore Peoples Power Assembly hosted what it called a “massive protest” Saturday afternoon calling for the dropping of all charges against those arrested in recent weeks in connection with the riots and looting associated with the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray in police custody.
Massive Protest Saturday @ Light & Pratt @ 3. Amnesty 4 all arrestees. #BaltimoreUprising #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/PKmwZS5M0g
— #FreeKeithDavisJr (@mama_uu) May 11, 2015
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Noted specifically in the flyer was the 18-year-old who was photographed “allegedly” breaking a police cruiser’s windows with a traffic cone and held on $500,000 bail. News One reports that he was released from jail this week after an anonymous donor made his bail.
Most reporters who might have been assigned to cover the protest were instead at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course for the 140th Preakness Stakes; still, citizen reporters did capture some of the action this afternoon.
Live #BaltimoreUprising #JailSupport Rally
Rev. Witherspoon "We're here to say ENOUGH is ENOUGH w/ #PoliceBrutality" pic.twitter.com/11T1AOktlu
— Harris from the Post (@rousseau_ist) May 16, 2015
#Philly4RealJustice Here at the
Inner Harbour #JailSupport Rally #Solidairty w/ #FreddieGray pic.twitter.com/HroIstru8i— Harris from the Post (@rousseau_ist) May 16, 2015
Lamont Lilly
At the Inner Harbour
Talking about recent lynchings in North Carolina & Atlanta #BaltimoreUprising pic.twitter.com/nTdc9RCG3X— Harris from the Post (@rousseau_ist) May 16, 2015
#BaltimoreUprising #Amnesty For Protesters March
Passing the #BPD Police HQ #BlackLivesMatter #JailSupport pic.twitter.com/m3286Pj4Be— Harris from the Post (@rousseau_ist) May 16, 2015
A few dozen protesters headed down Pratt Street, bound for city jail pic.twitter.com/NgIf2IOgC4
— Scott Dance ☀️ (@ssdance) May 16, 2015
#BaltimoreUprising March pic.twitter.com/1Lu5U7GJco
— Harris from the Post (@rousseau_ist) May 16, 2015
#Amnesty for the Kids in the #Baltimore Juvenile Jail#BaltimoreUprising #JailSupport #BlackLivesMatter Live pic.twitter.com/lFVk7vKaHm
— Harris from the Post (@rousseau_ist) May 16, 2015
We Will NOT Back Down!#BlackLivesMatter #BaltimoreUprising #JailSupport pic.twitter.com/420XicKUXp
— Harris from the Post (@rousseau_ist) May 16, 2015
#BaltimoreUprising #JailSupport March Live
Circling Central Booking #Baltimore pic.twitter.com/5F8zrcX7z1— Harris from the Post (@rousseau_ist) May 16, 2015
Not at the massive protest today was Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, who instead attended the Preakness Stakes and spoke on recent violence in the city.
Asked @mayorsrb if she was wearing gray for #freddiegray didn't really answer but tapped her hat, ie matching it? pic.twitter.com/p3Z6U8VBK6
— Jean Marbella (@Jean_Marbella) May 16, 2015
.@mayorsrb on spike in violence: 'we've had upticks in violence b4. I think we'll get this under control.'
— Jean Marbella (@Jean_Marbella) May 16, 2015
At #Preakness, @MayorSRB says city "ready to exhale" after #BaltimoreUprising. http://t.co/siJophER6k pic.twitter.com/rBRB71ngwZ
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) May 16, 2015
Two Friday night shootings brought Baltimore's homicide tally to 35 in the past 30 days. http://t.co/ZHpTwmvU3w
— Pamela Wood☀️ (@pwoodreporter) May 16, 2015
@justin_fenton ready to exhale with 20 murders in 15 days? Is she serious?
— free brady (@Hubsports1992) May 16, 2015
Four shot in East Baltimore less than two hours ahead of #Preakness2015 http://t.co/dkZGn6yurv
— Scott Dance ☀️ (@ssdance) May 16, 2015
P.S. That whole story of school kids descending on the Mondawmin Mall, which soon began to resemble “a war zone”? It was a lie started by police, says this lawyer.
Never forget, @BaltimorePolice made up the "purge" story to have an excuse to carry out a military ambush on children. #BaltimoreUprising
— ??? ??? ?????????™ (@BeattyLaw) May 16, 2015
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