Tag: Mayor Catherine Pugh

Baltimore News Flash – This Week in Baltimore – Double Edition 4/5. Top Story: The Foul Stench of Corruption within the Baltimore Police Department

February 7, 2018

January 22-February 4, 2018 Baltimore Police Department’s Corruption Scandal/Trial A major corruption scandal within the Baltimore City Police Department has dominated the headlines in local news, as well as some other major news sites, over the past two weeks. Unpacking all the developments, much less the backstory, is why this installment of Baltimore News Flash … More Baltimore News Flash – This Week in Baltimore – Double Edition 4/5. Top Story: The Foul Stench of Corruption within the Baltimore Police Department

Baltimore News Flash – This Week in Baltimore – Edition 3

January 19, 2018

January 15-21, 2018 Mayor Catherine Pugh Fires Police Commissioner Kevin Davis In a stunning move, early on Friday, January 19, 2018, Mayor Pugh announced that she was replacing Commissioner Kevin Davis (who was midway through a 5-year contract set to end in 2020) with Darryl DeSousa, a 30-year veteran who rose through the ranks of … More Baltimore News Flash – This Week in Baltimore – Edition 3

And So, This Is Christmas… 2017: baltimoreblackwoman 3rd Anniversary Blowout

December 28, 2017

The feature photo for this essay is one I recently shot in my old West Baltimore neighborhood. The incongruity of it—a lovingly decorated home next door to a crumbling, abandoned house—shocked me to my core, in large part because I remember when these houses were all homes to my neighbors, friends, and classmates. Yet, this … More And So, This Is Christmas… 2017: baltimoreblackwoman 3rd Anniversary Blowout