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EPISODE · Apr 25, 2025 · 48 MIN

10 years after Freddie Gray uprising, has police reform and community investment brought change to Baltimore?

from Midday · host WYPR 88.1 Baltimore

Ten years ago, 25-year-old Sandtown resident Freddie Gray died in police custody. In the aftermath of his funeral, West Baltimore erupted in protests and riots. Today, Midday takes a look back at the 2015 uprising in Baltimore and analyzes the progress the city has made on policing, racial equity and community investment. A 2017 federal consent decree between the Baltimore Police Department and U.S. Department of Justice sought to introduce a series of mandated, court monitored, and approved policing reforms. Earlier this month, Judge James K. Bredar ruled for the first time that the U.S. Justice Department can terminate two sections of its consent decree with the police department.   Midday's panel is: Ashiah Parker, Executive Director of the No Boundaries Coalition Bishop Donte Hickman, Pastor of Southern Baptist Church Evan Shea, Deputy Monitor of the Baltimore Police Monitoring Team, which oversaw implementation of the consent decree.

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