This week faith leaders continued appealing for calm in the wake of the Baltimore riots that were triggered by the death of Freddie Grey. He was a 25-year-old black man who died after suffering a spinal injury while in police custody. The riots resulted in extensive property damage and more than 250 arrests. Clergy were among those leading peaceful demonstrations against police violence in Baltimore and several other cities. The National Council of Churches said “African-American men and women are dying at the hands of the police, and the nation must correct this injustice immediately.”
