Category Archives: Inner City

James Brown at the Royal Theater in Baltimore, 1964

Posted on May 3, 2012 by atomictv

James Brown – Pure Dynamite! (1964) “Pure Dynamite! was another one of Brown’s numerous live albums. This one was recorded at the Royal Theater in Baltimore, MD in 1964, part of the famous Chitlin Circuit of black theaters. It has … Continue reading →

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Police Commissioner Bealefeld: Downtown beating not a hate crime

Posted on April 10, 2012 by atomictv

Police chief warns of racial tensions over a crime he says was ‘drunken opportunistic criminality’ By Justin Fenton (The Baltimore Sun, 4/10/2012) Baltimore’s top cop on Tuesday warned against “race-baiting” amid rising tensions across the nation, citing the Trayvon Martin … Continue reading →

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Second Video Shows Brutal Gang Attack On Tourist Outside Baltimore Courthouse

Posted on April 9, 2012 by atomictv

(The Smoking Gun, 4/9/2012) As Baltimore cops investigate the videotaped beating of a tourist on St. Patrick’s Day, a second clip showing the brutal attack could help police identify members of the mob who knocked the victim to the ground, … Continue reading →

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Video of man beaten, stripped prompting anger on Internet

Posted on April 4, 2012 by atomictv

By Justin Fenton and Peter Hermann (The Baltimore Sun, 4/4/2012) There can, in fact, be a corrective mechanism when it comes to the mob mentality of the Internet. This week, a video was posted online of a seemingly lost and … Continue reading →

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