The videos, captured by police body cameras, documented officers speaking derisively about the demonstrators, the news media and Mayor Jacob Frey.
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New Gloucester group continues to ‘show up for people of color’
In addition to monthly rallies and meeting, New Gloucester United Against Racism is offering a series of educational sessions on race, privilege and oppression.
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Investigation of 2020 protest says police responded with restraint
The report found that most of the attendees were there to peacefully protest and concluded that police made arrests “sparingly” and used force only on protesters who had turned violent.
Posted inNation & World
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.
Posted inNation & World
Rallies, moments of silence mark year since George Floyd’s death
Floyd’s death was captured by a bystander on a wrenching video that galvanized the racial justice movement and continues to ripple a year later.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Lawmakers may limit use of facial recognition software by police in Maine
A bill sponsored by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, would limit police use of facial recognition technology to investigations of only the most serious crimes.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: A police killing that changed history
A new generation of activists emerged after George Floyd’s murder.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Politics
Immigrants in Maine could regain access to health care benefits
Legislation sponsored by Assistant House Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross of Portland would roll back a 2011 change that prohibited non-citizens from receiving state Medicaid benefits.
Posted inNation & World
Defense expert blames George Floyd’s death on heart trouble
The testimony contradicts prosecution experts who said the Black man succumbed to a lack of oxygen from the way he was pinned down by then-police Officer Derek Chauvin.
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Defense expert says Minneapolis officer was justified in pinning down George Floyd
A former Santa Rosa, California, police officer also appeared to endorse what prosecution witnesses have said is a common misconception: that if someone can talk, he or she can breathe.