Baltimore

UPDATE: Thursday, September 10, 2015 11:10 AM EST: A judge has ruled that trials for the six officers involved in Freddie Gray’s arrest and death…

  According to Jeff Johnson, Baltimore is still in a state of emergency. There has been 191 murders this year. In addition, they broke the record of 42 homicides in the month June and 45 in July. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! The FBI, U.S. Marshall, DEA, and Secret Service are in Baltimore for the next […]

With the unrest in Baltimore, Jeff Johnson has some positive news to share. Listen to the audio player to hear this awesome story about six young men from the city in this edition of 3 Things You Should Know.  Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Click here for more 3 Things You Should Know from Jeff Johnson and listen to “The Rickey Smiley […]

Probably not a good way to get the mayor's attention.

The fight isn’t over in Baltimore. Pastor Jamal Bryant and the Empowerment Movement are targeting the governor of Maryland about the larger issues taking place in the city. Listen to the audio player to hear Jeff Johnson discuss how they’re keeping the protests going in a major way in this edition of 3 Things You Should Know!  […]

The legendary Prince held a “Rally 4 Peace” concert in Baltimore in honor of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old man who died in police custody last…

What happened in Baltimore is just part of a bigger problem in the black community and activist DeRay McKesson joined us “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” to talk about it. There’s a lot of conversation about what black people could be doing differently, but DeRay doesn’t believe police brutality is black people’s responsibility to fix. “There’s a trauma in blackness […]

Baltimore Police Union definitely a need a history lesson after calling protestors a “lynch mob.” Listen to the audio player to hear Jeff Johnson break down the facts about the real definition of a lynch mob in this edition of 3 Things You Should Know. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Click here for more 3 Things You Should Know from Jeff […]

As we continue to dig deeper into the Freddie Gray case in Baltimore, more details emerge. According to Jeff Johnson, one of the officers was put on administrative suspension for mental health issues. Listen to the audio player to hear why this is important information going forward in dealing with the police in this edition of 3 […]

Baltimore is still taking over the conversation a week after the disastrous riots. Jazmine Sullivan also threw her voice into the mix. After returning with her first…