racism
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PublishedAugust 15, 2020
Over 300 Portland-area businesses make racial, social solidarity pledge
The Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce's Standing in Solidarity initiative is challenging businesses to focus on implicit biases and other issues of racial injustice.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2020
Maine Voices: Kamala Harris graduated from university founded by Maine man
Union Gen. Oliver Otis Howard saw education for former slaves as the best way to ensure they could be informed voters.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2020
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.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2020
Portland seeks applicants to address systemic racism
The deadline to apply for a position on the Racial Equity Steering Committee is noon on Aug. 31.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2020
Newly released police video reveals details of George Floyd’s death
The 2 clips present an even more desperate scene than previously depicted in bystanders' and surveillance video.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2020
Swastika painted on Black Lives Matter sign in Waldo County
The sign's owner says someone stole an earlier sign she had put in her yard in the town of Waldo.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2020
Maine Voices: Portland Public Library committed to welcoming you back safely
We’re offering a popular no-contact pickup service, we’re seeking submissions for a COVID archive and we’ll soon eliminate overdue fines.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2020
U.S. attorney for Maine: Law enforcement here paying price for brutality elsewhere
Maine police officers aren’t perfect, but they are always trying to improve and they’re open to progressive policies and procedures.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2020
Judge’s blistering opinion says courts have placed police beyond accountability
A federal judge in Mississippi said a white police officer's stop of a Black driver was a miscarriage of justice, but he still dismissed the man's lawsuit because of a controversial legal doctrine.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2020
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.
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