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PublishedJune 15, 2021
U.S. Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed into law a bill last week designating Juneteenth a paid state holiday.
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PublishedJune 14, 2021
Juneteenth is declared an official state holiday in Maine
Maine joins a growing list of states to make June 19 an official holiday, although the closure of Maine state offices won't start until next year.
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PublishedJune 11, 2021
Pulitzer Prizes awarded for coverage of pandemic, racial injustice protests
The Associated Press and The New York Times each won two Pulitzers, the most prestigious prize in journalism, first awarded in 1917.
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PublishedJune 1, 2021
Chauvin makes appearance on federal charges in Floyd’s death
The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder ippears in court for allegedly violating Floyd's civil rights.
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PublishedJune 1, 2021
Biden decries ‘horrific’ Tulsa massacre in emotional speech
His commemoration of the deaths of hundreds of Black people killed by a white mob a century ago comes amid the current national reckoning on racial justice.
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PublishedMay 29, 2021
How Tulsa massacre spent most of last century unremembered
Even this year, with the 100th anniversary being recognized, it’s still an unfamiliar history to many.
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PublishedMay 29, 2021
Black fear of Tulsa police lingers 100 years after massacre
While progess has been made, 46 percent of Black Tulsans say they trust the department 'not at all' or 'not much.'
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PublishedMay 29, 2021
Republican lawmakers try to limit teaching about race, racism
At least 16 states consider or sign bills opposing critical race theory, which seeks to reframe the narrative of U.S. history.
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PublishedMay 27, 2021
Tacoma police officers face charges in restraint death of Black man
The death in March 2020 made Manuel Ellis’ name synonymous with pleas for justice at protests in the Pacific Northwest.
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PublishedMay 25, 2021
Artists and activists gather in Portland to mark anniversary of George Floyd’s death
The event was held on Congress Street to memorialize Floyd, the Black man whose murder by a white Minneapolis police officer touched off a year of racial reckoning.
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