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PublishedJune 4, 2020
Rally draws more than 700 demonstrators to Lewiston to demand justice
Organizers said the peaceful Black Lives Matter protest, the third this week in the city, won't be the last as they press for change following the death of a black man in Minneapolis.
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PublishedJune 3, 2020
Brewer official charged with filing false report over racist posting about George Floyd
Thomas Morelli, who has resigned as deputy mayor, said he is 'ashamed of my comments and behavior' and acknowledged his participation in 'Facebook trolling.'
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PublishedJune 3, 2020
Our View: With immigrant advocate’s death, Maine lost a leader
In our current crisis, we will miss Alain Nahimana's clear vision and commitment to progress.
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PublishedJune 3, 2020
Maine Voices: The question white parents don’t face – ‘Why do they hate us?’
George Floyd’s murder traumatized my daughter. White Americans should stop ignoring the racist acts and attitudes that helped lead to it.
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PublishedJune 2, 2020
Members of Maine’s congressional delegation criticize Trump’s response to protests
Rep. Pingree says the president abused his power, while Sen. King lists 'many things wrong' and Sen. Collins says Trump's use of force against D.C. protesters wasn't justified. Rep. Jared Golden cautioned the president about deploying U.S. troops on American soil.
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PublishedJune 2, 2020
U.S. cities erupt in more violence as Trump decries ‘lowlifes’
The president amplifies his hard-line calls of a day earlier, in which he threatened to send in the military to restore order if governors didn't do it.
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PublishedJune 2, 2020
Our View: We are all witnesses to systemic racism
Just like the Minneapolis police officers who watched George Floyd die, we have an obligation to act.
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PublishedMay 30, 2020
Rep. Morales: As police-related killings, COVID infections rise, it’s time to see color
So many things must change to ensure better lives for black and brown people in our country.
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PublishedApril 30, 2020
Newly released data suggest ‘alarming’ racial disparity among Maine’s COVID-19 cases
African Americans account for 1.7% of the state's population but 3.7% of the state's infections. The state CDC director says, ‘These disparities are concerning.’
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PublishedMarch 25, 2020
Darius Swann, who fought for school integration, dies at 95
A man whose challenge to the notion of segregated public schools helped spark the use of busing to integrate schools has died at his Virginia home.
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