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PublishedJuly 13, 2020
Hundreds protest in Pennsylvania after officer uses knee to restrain man
Activists against police brutality express outrage and demanding accountability after video emerged over the weekend of an officer putting his knee on a man’s head and neck area outside a hospital.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2020
Washington NFL team dropping racist name after 87 years
The team said owner Dan Snyder and coach Ron Rivera are working closely to develop a new name and design.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2020
New exhibition, old sites tell Maine’s Black history
The Portland Freedom Trail and Malaga Island preserve and memorial bring to life stories told in 'State of Mind' exhibition at the Maine Historical Society.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2020
Teenagers lead the way in Black Lives Matter movement
Nationally and in Maine, young people of color are leading protests and asking their local leaders to address systemic racism.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2020
Pandemic, racism compound worries about Black suicide rate
Health experts have warned of a looming mental health crisis – but doctors and researchers say the issues reverberate deeper among Black people.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2020
Homeland Security gets new role under Trump monument order
Now it is in the role of supporting Trump’s law-and-order campaign, raising questions about overstepping the duties of local law enforcement.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2020
Patriots’ Julian Edelman hopes anti-Semitic posts become teaching moment, start ‘uncomfortable conversations’
New England Patriots receiver says, "There’s no room for anti-Semitism in this world," and that he hopes social media posts by Philadelphia Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson can be a teaching moment for him and others.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2020
Maine’s official island registry removed for review after illegal, racist names discovered
Three Maine islands officially have a horrible racial slur in their name 43 years after the state banned it. Two incorporate a Native American slur banned for 19 years.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2020
New York City mayor helps paint Black Lives Matter in front of Trump Tower
Trump responded via Twitter that the mural would denigrate “this luxury Avenue” and “further antagonize New York’s Finest.”
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PublishedJuly 9, 2020
Stephen Jackson says DeSean Jackson is ‘speaking the truth,’ adds anti-Semitic claims of his own
"He don't hate nobody, but he's speaking the truth of the facts that he knows, and trying to educate others," Jackson said.
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