Tag: Freddie Gray

Students

Coppin State Creates Scholarship in Honor of Freddie Gray

Baltimore’s Coppin State University has created a new scholarship — the Freddie Gray Student Success Scholarship — that will benefit graduates of the local Carver Vocational-Technical High School. Gray, who died in 2015 after he was arrested by Baltimore police, was an alumni of the high school. The scholarship is worth $25,000 and is funded […]

July 13, 2021

African-American

Advancing The Work After The News Is No Longer Breaking

For days following the death of George Floyd, I fell silent. I wanted to speak using my social media platforms, but I was speechless. I was asked to post, respond, write a note to students, apply hashtags to my name, and join in a moment of silence, among other initiatives. However, I knew the death of George Floyd could not encompass the same temporary and emotional responses as so many other Black males who lost their lives at the hands of a system designed to honor and protect citizens of this nation.

July 22, 2020

Latest News

George Floyd’s Death in Police Custody Sparks Outrage Among Universities, Academics

Two days after the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, in police custody on Monday, the University of Minnesota minimized its ties with the Minneapolis Police Department as other universities and scholars expressed grief and outrage at the incident.

May 28, 2020

African-American

College of Charleston Probing ‘Racially Insensitive’ Halloween Costumes

CHARLESTON, S.C. —  A South Carolina college is investigating social media posts that appear to show students in “racially insensitive” Halloween costumes, the school’s president said. College of Charleston President Glenn McConnell says in a statement that the school’s Division of Student Affairs and Department of Public Safety are probing whether students violated the code […]

October 31, 2017

African-American

Morgan State Task Force to Address Policing, Poverty in Baltimore

The state of Maryland recently issued the nation’s first formal guidelines against racial profiling, an announcement that came four days after Morgan State University announced the launch of a new task force aimed at addressing some of the city’s most pressing issues, including public safety.

August 31, 2015

African-American

The Mosbys’ Road to Baltimore Wound Through Tuskegee

Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby and husband, Nick, a city councilman, recall their time at Tuskegee University and how it helped prepare them for the recent crisis in Baltimore.

June 11, 2015

African-American

Baltimore Stands in Stark Contrast to Charleston

The cases, which seem so similar at first glance, are vastly different in almost every imaginable way.

June 10, 2015

Opinion

Baltimore: Blaming The Victim and Manipulating the Narrative

Racism and intellectual dishonesty at play in the death of Freddie Gray.

May 5, 2015

African-American

Student Voices Focus on Frustration in Baltimore

Students on Baltimore campuses shared their thoughts on the protests in the city—and the events that inspired them.

April 30, 2015