Jaisal Noor

2 weeks ago | baltimorebeat.com | Jaisal Noor |Logan Hullinger

As day turned to night in Baltimore on April 27, 2015, the number of arrests for disorderly conduct, failure to obey, and destruction of property ticked upward. What began as street protests over the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray exploded into a raw expression of fury. Thousands took to the streets to express their outrage both at Gray’s death and the decades of disinvestment and unjust policing of Black communities in Baltimore.

Jan 14, 2025 | baltimorebeat.com | Jaisal Noor

After a decade-long campaign, Baltimore is one step closer to true accountability for its police force. Residents say the Baltimore Police Department has long used the shield of state control to act with impunity in the communities it’s sworn to serve and protect. For the second time in two years, voters decisively approved a measure to return the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) to city control. With 77% of the vote, Question E marked the end of 160 years of BPD operating as a state agency.

Jan 6, 2025 | baltimorebeat.com | Jaisal Noor

Holding signs that read “Jews Say Stop Arming Israel,” “Not in Our Name,” and “Stop Funding Genocide,” Jewish peace activists gathered in Charles Village on Nov. 10 to protest U.S. support for Israel and grieve the tens of thousands of lives lost in Gaza. The demonstration was part of a growing movement led primarily by young American Jews who are committed to supporting Palestinian rights through bold action.

Dec 2, 2024 | baltimorebeat.com | Jaisal Noor

At a Nov. 7 press conference in Seton Hill, a coalition of elected leaders, labor unions, grassroots groups, and faith-based organizations chanted “Not for Sale” as they celebrated the defeat of a ballot measure that would have cut the size of the Baltimore City Council by nearly half.

Oct 10, 2024 | therealnews.com | Jaisal Noor

On Oct. 7, thousands of American Jews with the organization If Not Now held vigils around the US to grieve the tens of thousands of Palestinian, Lebanese, and Israeli lives collectively lost over the past year. For many anti-Zionist Jews, the past year has been a time when their political commitments and principles have been put to the test.