Young novice protest leaders help drive U.S. wave of dissent

They hope their voices are helping create a historic turning point in dismantling racism and inequity.

Pro-police rally, counterprotesters face off in Boston

The dueling demonstrations were among several events held across Boston.

Mississippi moves to strip Confederate battle emblem from state flag

The Republican governor says for the first time that he would sign the bill if the Legislature sends him one.

Maine Voices: ‘Whitewashing’ history gives young people distorted view of America

Teaching our nation’s true story will encourage clearer thinking, not treachery, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist explains.

Law enforcement struggles with policing in reckoning moment

As calls for police reform swell across America, officers say they feel caught in the middle.

NASCAR releases photo from Talladega showing noose found in Black driver’s stall

The incident has put racism front and center for the stock car series that two weeks ago banned the Confederate flag from its venues and races.

The Latest: House passes broad police reform legislation in wake of George Floyd’s killing

Bangor may relocate monument to Portuguese explorer

The City Council is scheduled to discuss a proposal from the Penobscot Nation to remove the controversial monument to Estevan Gomez.

Icons of 1960s Civil Rights Movement voice cautious optimism

Some of the leaders gave their thoughts on the current protests across the country sparked by police slayings of Black men in Minneapolis and Atlanta.

The Latest: Racial equality groups grapple with surge in donations

The latest on protests against racism and police brutality around the U.S. and the world. NEW YORK — A flood of donations following the death of George Floyd has left racial equality and social justice groups in a position they might never have expected to be in: figuring out what to do with a surplus […]