In solidarity with the National Day of Anger, people gathered in downtown Baltimore to continue their journey for change. As they reached MLK Boulevard, marchers faced countless police lines as BPD tried to prevent their movement to M&T Bank Stadium and the Horseshoe Casino. As the rally moved on, the police continued to box marchers in at Battle Monument Park and eventually on North Avenue. At North Avenue, dozens of police and state troopers blocked protesters from going North, South, East, or West, with a police helicopter hovering above, loudly stating "This is an illegal assembly! Disperse now or you will be arrested!". After 15 minutes of marchers asking police to let them leave, the line opened up and the rally continued a few more blocks north, where it ended with powerful words, unity, and hugs.
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Baltimore: Still Standing, Still Marching
Marching through freezing flurries, a small group of protestors gathered at Baltimore's Penn Station and took to the streets. They're destination: Baltimore Central Booking. Followed by a BPD van full of batons and shields and a group of police almost equal in numbers, the group marched their way past the Baltimore City Correctional Facility as inmates chanted "Hands up! Don't Shoot!".
Baltimore Stands with the Nation
Following a Ferguson, MO grand jury's decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the murder of Mike Brown, a New York City grand jury made the decision to not indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the chokehold murder of Eric Garner. Again, the people of Baltimore took to the streets to make sure their voices were heard.
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