The group will hold its first session at 5 p.m. Thursday to solicit feedback about ‘the ways that the city interacts with the area agencies and organizations in the name of public safety.’
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In new book, Pope Francis supports racial justice efforts, blasts virus skeptics
In “Let Us Dream,” Francis also criticizes populist politicians who whip up rallies in ways reminiscent of the 1930s, and the hypocrisy of “rigid” conservative Catholics who support them.
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Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Criminal justice reformers cheer multiple election victories
But they also saw setbacks, including a blow to the movement to defund local police departments.
Posted inNation & World
Teen charged in 2 Wisconsin protest killings poses with actor
Supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement have painted Kyle Rittenhouse as a trigger-happy white supremacist.
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Third Breonna Taylor grand juror says police ‘got slap on the wrist’
Two others said the 12-member panel was not given the option to consider charges against the officers who fatally shot Taylor in March.
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Georgia man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery previously wrote racist messages, prosecutors say
The revelations add to allegations that the McMichaels’ racism contributed to the fatal shooting of Arbery.
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Brunswick schools launch equity initiative
The steering committee will focus on bolstering equity, diversity and inclusion in Brunswick schools.
Posted inNation & World
Election emerges as referendum on race relations in America
An unprecedented convergence of three crises has disproportionately affect people of color — the coronavirus pandemic, joblessness and police brutality.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Black POWER: This is who we are and what we want
As we grow collective momentum toward reimagining current systems, we support Questions A-E and call for replacing Portland’s council-manager government.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Black Lives Matter Maine stages rally at Portland police station
More than 70 people turn out as part of a national campaign to protest police brutality.