Advocates say they aren’t trying to pull the focus away from Black Lives Matter but want to illustrate their own suffering from police.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Insight: Getting our house in order
Black lives won’t matter until we answer for the sins of slavery.
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Posted inNation & World
Police move in after fights break out during Georgia protest
Right-wing demonstrators and counterprotesters face off in Stone Mountain, home of the largest Confederate monument ever crafted.
Posted inNation & World
Police departments show new interest in training officers to stop abuse in their ranks
U.S. cities are implementing duty to intervene policies after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Kamala Harris’ rapid rise driven by call to action
Her path path toward the vice presidency tracks the nation’s ongoing struggle for racial equality.
Posted inNation & World
Tear gas at Portland protests raises concern about pollution
Environmental officials aim to prevent pollutants from reaching the Willamette River.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Maine Supreme Court questions Melville Fuller statue outside Kennebec courthouse
The monument honors the Augusta-born former chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, who was part of the majority in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision that maintained racial segregation with the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine.
Posted inNation & World
Legislatures race to pass policing reforms after Floyd’s death
Since May, there have been about 450 pieces of proposals introduced in 31 states.
Posted inNation & World
Proposal to disband Minneapolis police blocked from ballot
A commission says it needs more time to review a City Council amendment to dismantle the department in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Lewiston police union disagrees with city over body camera timeline, diversity committee
A statement Wednesday said the union no longer supports a committee on equity and diversity because of disagreements over its membership.