Two others said the 12-member panel was not given the option to consider charges against the officers who fatally shot Taylor in March.
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Election emerges as referendum on race relations in America
An unprecedented convergence of three crises has disproportionately affect people of color — the coronavirus pandemic, joblessness and police brutality.
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Black Lives Matter Maine stages rally at Portland police station
More than 70 people turn out as part of a national campaign to protest police brutality.
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Judge dismisses 1 charge against former officer in George Floyd’s death
But a second-degree murder count against Derek Chauvin remains.
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Bowdoin College student athletes of color demand action, equity from athletic department
In an action plan released last week, the athletic department laid out plans for education, training, transparency and accountability surrounding racism and racial bias for coaches, staff and players.
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Black immigrants find camaraderie, generational divide amid protests
They are trying to convince their elders that racial equity should matter to them, too.
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Black man’s family views graphic video of in-custody death
The May 2019 encounter is now the subject of a federal civil rights investigation.
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Ex-officer charged in George Floyd’s death freed on $1 million bond
Minnesota’s governor activates the National Guard to help keep the peace in case of protests.
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Demonstrators in Portland decry police brutality in wake of Breonna Taylor case
They listened to speakers in Lincoln Park and chanted as they marched through the Old Port and along Congress Street to Deering Oaks.
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Prosecutor didn’t recommend homicide charges to grand jury in Breonna Taylor’s killing
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron says he won’t block the release of grand jury recordings.