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From The Real News Network: Sanders Seeks African-American Votes in Baltimore Visit
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From The AFRO American: University of Maryland President Urges Stadium Name Change
"The University of Maryland’s president says the name of an ex-university president should come off the stadium at the flagship campus because of the man’s racist beliefs.
"Wallace D. Loh told the university community Monday in an email he is recommending that Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium be changed to Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium.
"Byrd Stadium, where the school’s football and lacrosse teams play, is named for H.C. 'Curley' Byrd, who was president of the university from 1936 to 1954.
"Loh said in his email that Byrd was an ardent proponent of “separate but equal” education.
"Loh made a formal recommendation to the university’s Board of Regents to consider the request. The board will do so at its meeting Friday."
From The Baltimore Sun: Defense to Begin Case for Officer Accused in Freddie Gray’s Death
"Defense attorneys for Baltimore Police Officer William Porter will begin presenting their case to jurors on Wednesday after Judge Barry G. Williams turned back their request to dismiss the charges against him.
"Porter's attorneys argued Tuesday that prosecutors had failed to show that his conduct during the arrest of Freddie Gray was 'extraordinary or outrageous.' Gray died in April after suffering a severe spinal cord injury in police custody.
"But Chief Deputy State's Attorney Michael Schatzow said Porter showed a "callous indifference for life" when he failed to secure Gray with a seat belt in a police van and failed to summon medical aid when asked.
"Prosecutors concluded their case Tuesday, and Williams said there was sufficient evidence presented for the proceedings to continue. In such requests for a judgment of acquittal, which are common but rarely granted, judges must look at the evidence in the "light most favorable" to the state."
For More on the Freddie Gray Trials:
Live Coverage from The Baltimore Sun
"What You Need to Know about the Freddie Gray Case" from The Baltimore Sun