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− | |Introduction = '''Baltimore''' is a [[Prince]] video released in | + | |Introduction = '''Baltimore''' is a [[Prince]] video released in the wake of events occuring in the United States following the death of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Freddie_Gray Freddie Gray]. |
− | The song itself was initially | + | The song itself was initially written and released in April 2015 in response to the death of 25-year-old African-American man [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Freddie_Gray Freddie Gray] in Baltimore, Maryland, and the resulting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Baltimore_riots riots] taking place over the days prior to the song’s recording. |
− | The video compiles footage of protests and newspaper articles about the deaths of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Freddie_Gray Freddie Gray] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Michael_Brown Michael Brown]. It also contains | + | The video compiles footage of protests and newspaper articles about the deaths of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Freddie_Gray Freddie Gray] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Michael_Brown Michael Brown]. It also contains photographs taken by [https://ralstonsmith.com/about/ Ralston Smith] (the director of this video) of the ''Rally 4 Peace'' concert [[Prince]] gave on [[10 May 2015]] in Baltimore. |
− | The video was re- | + | The video ends with a quote by Prince: ''"The system is broken. It's going to take the young people to fix it this time. We need new ideas, new life..."'' |
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+ | The very same quote is used as an opening statement in the 2018 [[Video:_Mary_Don’t_You_Weep|Mary Don’t You Weep]] music video. | ||
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+ | The video was re-uploaded by [[The Prince Estate]] on the streaming plateforms in conjunction with the events following the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd death of George Floyd] in [[Prince]]’s hometown, Minneapolis, Minnesota on 25 May 2020. | ||
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− | |date = 2015 | + | |date = April 2015 |
− | |studio = | + | |studio = various locations, Baltimore, MD |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = pictures of the 2015 Baltimore protests |
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+ | |date = [[10 May 2015]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Royal Farms Arena]], Baltimore, MD | ||
+ | |additional info = pictures of the ''Rally 4 Peace'' concert | ||
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− | |cast = * | + | |cast = * [[Prince]] (photographs) |
+ | * [[Ida Nielsen]] (photographs) | ||
+ | * [[Hannah Ford]] (photographs) | ||
+ | * [[Donna Grantis]] (photographs) | ||
+ | * [[Judith Hill]] (photograph) | ||
+ | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Questlove Questlove] (photograph) | ||
+ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_(singer) Miguel] (photograph) | ||
+ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Jones van Jones] (photograph) | ||
|crew = * [https://ralstonsmith.com/about/ Ralston Smith] - director | |crew = * [https://ralstonsmith.com/about/ Ralston Smith] - director | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = |
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