Police Reform

Donell Barnett, president of the Association of Black Psychologists, joins us to discuss how the latest police killing of a young Black man has inflicted new trauma on the African American community.

Baltimore City's top cop discusses key issues facing the city and its police force, from curbing gun violence to recruting new officers.

The city is the only government in Maryland without local control of its police department.

Chairman Jones says changes are in the works.

On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday and national Day of Service, Tom speaks with three local citizens whose work for the public good is a daily calling.

The director of the Citizens Policing Project reflects on city plans to gain full control of its state-run police department.

The governor announced $150 million for police statewide, including $50 million to boost pay.

The laws are among dozens passed by the Maryland General Assembly that take effect Friday.

We’ve all felt the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic these last 15 or so months. A new survey quantifies those impacts, especially for people who were struggling financially before the pandemic began. And NAACP leaders call for suspending the police officers involved in recent violent arrests of Black teens in Ocean City — and maybe a boycott of Ocean City businesses.

Baltimore Police Comm. Michael Harrison on the city's complex policing challenges, and Harvard Prof. Khalil Muhammad on why US policing must be reimagined.