J. Brian CharlesinBaltimore UprisingHow dangerous police practices killed more than Freddie GrayMy latest installment from my book project on Freddie Gray.Dec 13, 2016Dec 13, 2016
J. Brian CharlesIn defense of the non-voting protesterProtests erupted around the country after the election of Donald Trump. In Portland, more than 100 protesters were arrested in…Nov 23, 2016Nov 23, 2016
J. Brian CharlesAn open letter to my daughter after Donald Trump’s electionDear Natalie:Nov 12, 2016Nov 12, 2016
J. Brian CharlesLuddite James Patterson will tell you this column doesn’t countImagine this for a moment: Mom and Dad sitting around the hearth; Mom with Reader’s Digest; Dad with the Saturday Evening Post; the…Oct 26, 2016Oct 26, 2016
J. Brian CharlesF — K the police, just not in BaltimoreOn the second night of the Baltimore Uprising, demonstrators stared down a line of Baltimore police officers at the intersection of North…Oct 18, 2016Oct 18, 2016
J. Brian CharlesThe recent death of Reginald Thomas in Pasadena shows why police transparency mattersIn the wake of every officer-involved death of a civilian, the public and the media calls for transparency. We call for the authorities we…Oct 9, 2016Oct 9, 2016
J. Brian CharlesAnd then the New York Times happened; Freddie Gray and police informantsMaybe Freddie Gray was a confidential informant. It’s not the crux of a recent piece published in the New York Times, but it was floated as…Oct 2, 2016Oct 2, 2016
J. Brian CharlesBack to Baltimore: This time for a bookMaybe it started as an impulse. One of those things which come over you in a moment and you act on it. I don’t know. Whatever it was, on…Aug 28, 2016Aug 28, 2016
J. Brian CharlesWill Black Lives Ever Matter?Do Black Lives Matter? Will they ever matter? After this week, I’m not sure. On Tuesday night, the Democratic Party put its best face on to…Jul 30, 2016Jul 30, 2016
J. Brian CharlesFeeling unsafe in America: The emotional toll of police shootings and violence on the black…I was pacing in the parking lot outside the New Haven Register in August 2014 with my white co-worker and I was in a panic. Eric Garner and…Jul 8, 2016Jul 8, 2016
