President Barack Obama remarks on the events taking place in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray. "I think there are police departments that have to do some soul-searching. I think there are some communities that have to do some soul-searching," Obama said, and, "I think we as a country have to do some soul-searching."
President Barack Obama remarks on the events taking place in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray. "I think there are police departments that have to do some soul-searching. I think there are some communities that have to do some soul-searching," Obama said, and, "I think we as a country have to do some soul-searching."
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Newly sworn-in Attorney General Loretta Lynch calls the violent Baltimore protests counterproductive. "It's easy to see Baltimore as a symbol of the issues we must all deal with," she said, but it's also a city "struggling to balance great expectations and needs with limited resources."
Newly sworn-in Attorney General Loretta Lynch calls the violent Baltimore protests counterproductive. "It's easy to see Baltimore as a symbol of the issues we must all deal with," she said, but it's also a city "struggling to balance great expectations and needs with limited resources."
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Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake makes a comment that some interpreted as allowing and even inviting violence. "While we tried to make sure that [protesters] were protected from the cars and the other things that were going on, we also gave those who wished to destroy space to do that as well," she said.
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake makes a comment that some interpreted as allowing and even inviting violence. "While we tried to make sure that [protesters] were protected from the cars and the other things that were going on, we also gave those who wished to destroy space to do that as well," she said.
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Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis tells young people rioting for Freddie Gray to "get off the streets" in a video he posted on Facebook. "There's enough of us in the street that's trying to change what's going on. Baltimore, get off the streets!" Lewis said.
Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis tells young people rioting for Freddie Gray to "get off the streets" in a video he posted on Facebook. "There's enough of us in the street that's trying to change what's going on. Baltimore, get off the streets!" Lewis said.
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"I'm not a politician, I'm not a superhero, but if I can offer a little boost to the morale of the people of Baltimore, then that's what I'm going to do," rapper Wale tells CNN. The people of Baltimore "just want to be heard," he said.
"I'm not a politician, I'm not a superhero, but if I can offer a little boost to the morale of the people of Baltimore, then that's what I'm going to do," rapper Wale tells CNN. The people of Baltimore "just want to be heard," he said.
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Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, says it's up to adults across the United States to improve the education their cities provide. Otherwise, "Baltimore can happen anywhere."
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, says it's up to adults across the United States to improve the education their cities provide. Otherwise, "Baltimore can happen anywhere."
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Kweisi Mfume, Baltimore native and former president of the NAACP, tells CNN, "Whether we call them a thug, a law-breaker, a juvenile delinquent, it really doesn't matter. What matters is how do we take back our streets. And that's what men have been doing, going around, talking to these young men where they are in their face, and letting them know you can't control this community. It is not yours. You can't burn it down. You can't force people out. You can't threaten people."
Kweisi Mfume, Baltimore native and former president of the NAACP, tells CNN, "Whether we call them a thug, a law-breaker, a juvenile delinquent, it really doesn't matter. What matters is how do we take back our streets. And that's what men have been doing, going around, talking to these young men where they are in their face, and letting them know you can't control this community. It is not yours. You can't burn it down. You can't force people out. You can't threaten people."
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Toya Graham, the Baltimore mother who slapped her son several times and pulled him out of a protest, tells CNN she wasn't concerned she might be embarrassing her son. "As long as I have breath in my body, I will always try to do right by Michael and show him what's going on out in society doesn't have to be you," she said.
Toya Graham, the Baltimore mother who slapped her son several times and pulled him out of a protest, tells CNN she wasn't concerned she might be embarrassing her son. "As long as I have breath in my body, I will always try to do right by Michael and show him what's going on out in society doesn't have to be you," she said.
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Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts announces police have handed their Freddie Gray investigative files over to prosecutors, noting, "This does not mean that the investigation is over. If new evidence is found, we will follow it" because "getting to the right answer is more important than speed."
Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts announces police have handed their Freddie Gray investigative files over to prosecutors, noting, "This does not mean that the investigation is over. If new evidence is found, we will follow it" because "getting to the right answer is more important than speed."
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The peacemakers — clergy, Gray's family and some residents — placed themselves in the rioters' way. Their message was the same. "I want them all to go back home," said the Rev. Jamal Bryant.
The peacemakers — clergy, Gray's family and some residents — placed themselves in the rioters' way. Their message was the same. "I want them all to go back home," said the Rev. Jamal Bryant.
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