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Former Baltimore Mayor: Police Charges Send Signal On Arrest Standards

2:09pm May 04, 2015

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with former mayor of Baltimore, Kurt Schmoke about the strained relationship between city communities and the police, and looks back on his own efforts at urban renewal.

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Protesters march from the Gilmor Homes, where Freddie Gray was arrested, to City Hall on Saturday in Baltimore.

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Baltimore Activists Hold 'Victory Rally' After Charges In Gray Death

2:56pm May 02, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The march comes a day after the city's chief prosecutor filed criminal charges against six officers involved in the arrest of Gray, who died from injuries sustained in custody.

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Demonstrators Jubilant After Baltimore Police Charges

2:23pm May 02, 2015

by Pam Fessler

Protests turned to celebrations in Baltimore after a prosecutor announced charges against six police officers for the death of Freddie Gray. The police union is crying foul.

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Councilwoman: Police Can Get A Fair Trial In Baltimore

10:26am May 02, 2015

Baltimore City Councilwoman Helen Holton tells NPR's Scott Simon she's celebrating the indictment of six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray.

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Troubled Chicago Neighborhood Wary Of Spike Lee's 'Chiraq'

6:44pm May 01, 2015

by Natalie Moore

Mayor Rahm Emanuel objects to director Spike Lee's decision to set a new film in the beleaguered Chicago neighborhood of Englewood. The movie, Chiraq, focuses on black-on-black violence.

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Reaction To Baltimore Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby's Remarks

5:49pm May 01, 2015

by Kat Chow

On Friday, Mosby announced that the death of Freddie Gray was a homicide. She is charging the city police officers with a range of offenses — including second-degree murder and manslaughter.

A view of Oslo, Norway, taken from the surrounding hills. Author Michael Booth says Norwegians were traditionally thought of as Scandinavia's "country bumpkin."

Are Danes Really That Happy? The Myth Of The Scandinavian Utopia

3:01pm May 01, 2015

by NPR Staff

Are the Nordic countries really the utopias they're cracked up to be? NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Michael Booth about his new book that attempts to answer that question.

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Whiteness Project participants were filmed talking about race. The project doesn't use their names, to encourage frankness.

The Whiteness Project: Facing Race In A Changing America

2:48pm May 01, 2015

by Karen Grigsby Bates

A filmmaker invited white residents of Buffalo, N.Y., to speak candidly about race. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates finds that the results are thought-provoking, often surprising and sometimes disturbing.

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Oakland police officers, wearing body cameras, form a line during demonstrations against recent incidents of alleged police brutality nationwide.

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California Bill Could Limit Police Access To Body Camera Footage

12:46pm May 01, 2015

by Richard Gonzales

Lawmakers want to prohibit police officers from viewing video from their body cameras before they write their reports. It's part of an effort to bring more transparency to policing.

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Is It An 'Uprising' Or A 'Riot'? Depends On Who's Watching

11:08am May 01, 2015

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Words describing the same event can mean very different things. It's no surprise that people can't agree on a label for what's happening in Baltimore.

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