Week In Review

ABOVE PHOTO:  Jody Christopher, of Baltimore, shouts at National Guardsmen brought in to stand guard outside City Hall as protestors demonstrate against the police-custody death of Freddie Gray, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore.  (AP Photo/David Goldman) By Tom Foreman Jr. and Amanda Lee Myers Associated Press BALTIMORE — National Guardsmen took up positions across…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Damaged buildings lean to their sides in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 27, 2015. A strong magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Nepal’s capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley on Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings.  (AP Photo/Wally Santana) By Katy Daigle and Binaj Gurubacharya Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal — Shelter,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake speaks to the media at a news conference on the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Monday, April 20, 2015. Baltimore’s top police officials, mayor and prosecutor sought to calm a “community on edge” Monday while investigating how Gray suffered a fatal spine injury while under arrest. Six officers have…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  In this photo provided by the Tulsa County, Oklahoma, Sheriff’s Office is Tulsa County reserve deputy Robert Bates. Police say Bates, a 73-year-old white reserve deputy, thought he was holding a stun gun, not his handgun, when he fired at 44-year-old Eric Harris in an April 2 incident. Harris, who is black, was…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake speaks to the media at a news conference on the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Monday, April 20, 2015. Baltimore’s top police officials, mayor and prosecutor sought to calm a “community on edge” Monday while investigating how Gray suffered a fatal spine injury while under arrest. Six officers have…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  In this photo provided by the Tulsa County, Oklahoma, Sheriff’s Office is Tulsa County reserve deputy Robert Bates. Police say Bates, a 73-year-old white reserve deputy, thought he was holding a stun gun, not his handgun, when he fired at 44-year-old Eric Harris in an April 2 incident. Harris, who is black, was…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  President Barack Obama smiles as he reacts to comments made by Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller, right, during their bilateral meeting at the Jamaica House, Thursday, April 9, 2015, in Kingston, Jamaica. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) By David McFadden Associated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s leader asked President Barack Obama on Thursday to…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  John Legend  (Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com) By Mesfin Fekadu Associated Press NEW YORK — John Legend has launched a campaign to end mass incarceration. The Grammy-winning singer announced the multiyear initiative, Free America, on Monday. He visited and performed at a correctional facility on Thursday in Austin, Texas, where he was also part…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Attendees at the Maya Angelou Stamp Dedication in Washington DC included: (from left) Nikki Giovanni, First Lady Michelle Obama, Postmaster General Megan Brennan and Oprah Winfrey.   (Photo by Leona Dixon) WASHINGTON — The public had the opportunity to witness a historic event when Postmaster General Megan Brennan joined by Oprah Winfrey, Ambassador…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Rev. Dr. Gardner C. Taylor associated press The Rev. Gardner Taylor, a Baptist minister whose social conscience and gift for oratory made him one of the most influential African-American preachers during the civil rights movement and beyond, died April 5 in Durham, North Carolina. He was 96. The cause was an apparent heart…

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