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BLM resolution splits Gorham

by Robert Lowell September 2, 2020

The Town Council ends up approving two anti-racism resolutions, one that includes the words “Black Lives Matter” and one that does not.

Elections, Nation & World, Politics

Trump visits Kenosha, blames ‘far-left politicians’ for violence in wake of police shooting

by Ashley Parker, Robert Klemko and Mark Guarino The Washington Post September 1, 2020September 14, 2020

The president did not meet with the family of Jacob Blake, the Black man who was shot in the back 7 times by a white police officer in Kenosha last week.

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Nation & World

‘How dare we not vote?’ Black voters determined after D.C. march

by KAT STAFFORD Associated Press August 29, 2020September 14, 2020

Race in America is front and center during a pandemic that’s disproportionately affected Black Americans.

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Nation & World

Thousands gather at March on Washington commemoration

by Aaron Morrison, Kat Stafford and Ashraf Khalil Associated Press August 28, 2020August 28, 2020

They come together near the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic ‘I Have a Dream’ address in 1963.

Nation & World, Sports

NFL teams cancel practice in response to Blake shooting

by DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer August 27, 2020August 27, 2020

The New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Washington Football Team and Green Bay Packers all canceled practices.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: White is a race, and we white people can’t ignore that anymore

by Barbara Ives Special to the Press Herald August 27, 2020August 27, 2020

Everything around us conspires to make racism invisible to white people, but we can overcome that.

Nation & World

17- year-old arrested in killings of 2 people protesting Kenosha shooting

by MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press August 26, 2020August 27, 2020

According to witnesses and video footage, police apparently let the suspect walk past them with a rifle over his shoulder as people in the crowd yelled for him to be arrested because he had shot people.

Nation & World

Black Wisconsin man shot by police not likely to walk again, lawyer says

by MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press August 25, 2020August 25, 2020

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers calls for calm Tuesday, while declaring a state of emergency in Kenosha, where crowds destroyed dozens of buildings and set more than 30 fires on Monday night.