In Portland and across Maine, the blame lies not just with law enforcement, but also with higher-ups and all of us who have turned a blind eye.
Black Lives Matter
Posted inLocal & State, News
Jewish Museum’s Black Lives Matter banner vandalized in Portland
An unknown person cut the word “Black” from a Black Lives Banner hung on a fence outside of the Maine Jewish Museum, and then the banner was ripped down.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Local artists painting equality mural in Portland
They hope to send a message for positive change with the 40-foot-long work off Monument Square.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Guest commentary: All lives matter
All lives matter. There. I’ve written it for all to see. I believe it and will not apologize for it. We need to spend much less time highlighting our differences and begin focusing on what unites us. There is no need to put one group ahead of another. The possibilities are endless of what might […]
Posted inLocal & State
Swastika painted on Black Lives Matter sign in Waldo County
The sign’s owner says someone stole an earlier sign she had put in her yard in the town of Waldo.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Delaying vote on charter commissioners will disenfranchise Portlanders
Contrary to the corporation counsel’s advice, November is the right time for residents to decide who they want to design our new city government.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
South Portland commits to regional initiative for workplace equity
The City Council joined 190 Maine businesses and organizations in a pledge to fight racial and social injustice in the workplace.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Public ideas for Mississippi flag: Magnolias, stars, beer
Nearly 2,700 proposals have been submitted for a replacement design after the state flag deemed racist was retired.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View from Here: Mayor Snyder’s summer of discontent
In the wake of a pandemic, a recession and protest movements, many in the city are losing patience.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
DHS official whose office compiled ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists and protesters has been removed from his job
Brian Murphy, the acting undersecretary for intelligence and analysis, was reassigned to a new position elsewhere in the department.