A district court judge sayshe wants to hear whether a third-degree murder charge can be added to the counts of second-degree murder and manslaughter against Derek Chauvin.
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As violence surges, some question city’s axing of police unit
Portland, Oregon, last year dissolved a special police unit designed to focus on gun violence during the national reckoning over racial injustice.
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Investigator seeks information about police response to June protest in Portland
The city hired a Minneapolis firm to do an internal affairs investigation of the police department’s response to an anti-racism demonstration that drew an estimated 2,500 downtown.
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GOP bills would protect drivers who hit protesters
Tumultuous demonstrations stir debate about what tactics are free speech and which go too far.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Gardiner, Augusta Civil Rights Teams honor Martin Luther King Jr. with virtual celebration
Despite remote learning since winter break, Gardiner’s and Augusta’s Civil Rights Teams have found ways to celebrate MLK Jr. Day, while Skowhegan Area High School is focusing on personal pronouns.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Charles Nero: King’s vision realized when all can sing ‘My county ’tis of thee sweet land of liberty’
“When (King) refers to, ‘My country tis of thee,’ he’s calling on that tradition, America’s hymn, that African Americans must be included in America for their freedom and democracy and justice to have meaning,” the Bates College professor said.
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Spencer Emerson: ‘Part of Dr. King’s words are coming to life’
L-A native, teacher and football coach says, however, the American Dream in King’s speech will be difficult to attain until the great disparity in each American’s “starting point” is addressed.
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Michael Frett: ‘I wish Dr. King’s dream were today’s reality, but sadly, it’s not’
The Hallowell city councilor says he looks around and sees “that today’s inequities are based not solely on the color of one’s skin, but are steeped in regionalism, culture, sexual orientation, political affiliation and economic status, to name a few.”
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Bill Burney: We can ‘come together again by working side by side and not working side against side’
The former mayor of Augusta and retired field officer director for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said by building up the infrastructure of the country — together — that will be the “soul force” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. talked about in his speech.
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Shukri Abdirahman: The work can’t stop until ‘all people are treated equally’
The Lewiston resident and University of Farmington student responds to the question in King’s “I Have a Dream” speech: When will you be satisfied?