Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott denounced a media inquiry made by a local journalist who insinuated that a Black city employee was affiliated with a street gang because of the clothing he was wearing.

Scott posted screenshots of an email inquiry that the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement received from journalist Gary Collins.

Collins requested information on a photo of a city employee who accompanied Scott and Maryland Governor Wes Moore on a safety walk through the city.

His email questioned whether that staffer, who was seen wearing a blue jacket and blue hat with his work apparel, was part of a gang.

“Why are the clear gang colors of blue, which tend to illustrate in communities that a person is affiliated or associated with Crips or Crip-related organizations, seen

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