After Baltimore riots, some leaders slam ‘thug’ as the new n-word

BALTIMORE – A term used by President Barack Obama and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to characterize rioters has given new life to a debate over the word “thug.” “Of course it’s not the right word, to call our children ‘thugs,'” Baltimore City Councilman Carl Stokes told CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront.” “These are children who have […]