The latest on protests against racism and police brutality around the world. ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state lawmakers repealed a decades-old law Tuesday that has kept law enforcement officers’ disciplinary records secret, spurred by the national uproar over the death of George Floyd. The measure to make officers’ records and misconduct complaints public is […]
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Voices of Maine parents must be heard
We should recognize that parents of Black children shoulder a burden few others understand.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Protester claims Augusta police directed vehicles into a private lot, had them towed
A widely shared Facebook post accused Augusta police of retaliating against protestors Sunday, but others attending the Black Lives Matter event say police warned them their vehicles were about to be towed.
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Petition asks Portland school board to end use of police in high schools
More than 800 parents, teachers and students have signed the request asking Portland schools to terminate an agreement with the Portland Police Department for the use of two school resource officers.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
K-pop fans become an unexpected ally to American protesters
In a tweet Thursday to its 26 million fans, South Korean boy band BTS said it opposes racial discrimination and violence and announced a $1 million donation to Black Lives Matter.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Amid unrest, songs continue to voice the black experience
In response to the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, dozens of artists have voiced their heavy thoughts and feelings in song
Posted inNation & World, News
Fired officer charged in Floyd’s death held on $1 million bail
Derek Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder in George Floyd’s death.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Democrats unveil police reform overhaul, kneel at Capitol
The Justice in Policing Act would limit legal protections for police, create a national database of excessive-force incidents and ban police choke holds, among other changes, according to an early draft.
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Thousands mourn George Floyd in Houston amid calls for reform
Mourners wearing T-shirts with Floyd’s picture or the words “I Can’t Breathe” — the phrase he said repeatedly while pinned down by a Minneapolis police officer — waited for hours to see Floyd’s body.
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The Latest: Virginia judge halts removal of Robert E. Lee statue for 10 days
The latest on protests against racism and police brutality from around the world. RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond judge temporarily blocked Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Monday from removing a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the spot where it has stood for 130 years. A Richmond Circuit Court judge granted a […]