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Freddie Gray was a Baltimore resident who was arrested on April 12, 2015. During his journey to the station in a police van Gray was found unresponsive. He was taken to hospital and died on April 19. His death sparked riots in Baltimore and Chicago and protests across the United States. Six police officers involved in his arrest have been charged with multiple counts, including manslaughter, homicide, and misconduct.

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13 May, 2015

Shares Dance Rally 4 Peace concert

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Prince and his band 3rdEyeGirl share a free soundboard-quality recording of his May 2 “Dance Rally 4 Peace” concert via Soundcloud. The concert features some of the artist’s lesser-known hard-rock tracks, such as Dreamer, Guitar and Chaos & Disorder, alongside frequent guitar solos and improvisation. At the end of the recording, Prince speaks directly to the crowd:

Do me a favor and take care of each other, all right? It don’t matter the color; we’re all family.

https://soundcloud.com/prince3eg/dancerally4peace

10 May, 2015

Performs Baltimore ‘Rally 4 Peace’ concert

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Prince performs a live show at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, featuring classic hits and his protest song, Baltimore. 3rdEyeGirl backs Prince in front of an audience wearing mostly gray, in honor of Gray. Prince:

You look around, and the system is broken. It’s gonna take the young people to fix it this time. We need new ideas, new life. Most of all, we need new peace. And the kind of peace I’m talking about is spelled p-i-e-c-e. Next time I come to Baltimore, I want to stay in a hotel owned by one of you.

On-stage guests included Doug E. Fresh, Estellem Miguel, and State Attorney Mosby, who was seated on a leather couch on the left side of the stage, and about 20 minutes into the concert she was led to the center by Prince.

9 May, 2015

Baltimore

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Prince releases his protest song, which was recorded on April 30 at Paisley Park Studios. Prince plays all the instruments himself. The song includes the following lyrics:

Does anybody hear us pray?/for Michael Brown or Freddie Gray/Peace is more than the absence of war

If there ain’t no justice/then there ain’t no peace

https://soundcloud.com/prince3eg/baltimore