The Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Standing in Solidarity initiative is challenging businesses to focus on implicit biases and other issues of racial injustice.
BLM
Posted inNation & World
Tear gas at Portland protests raises concern about pollution
Environmental officials aim to prevent pollutants from reaching the Willamette River.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State
Maine Supreme Court questions Melville Fuller statue outside Kennebec courthouse
The monument honors the Augusta-born former chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, who was part of the majority in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision that maintained racial segregation with the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine.
Posted inNation & World, News
Newly released police video reveals details of George Floyd’s death
The 2 clips present an even more desperate scene than previously depicted in bystanders’ and surveillance video.
Posted inNation & World
Portland, Oregon, protests persist with flashes of violence
Demonstrations over racial injustice and police brutality have occurred nightly for 70 days.
Posted inNation & World
Legislatures race to pass policing reforms after Floyd’s death
Since May, there have been about 450 pieces of proposals introduced in 31 states.
Posted inNation & World
Judge’s blistering opinion says courts have placed police beyond accountability
A federal judge in Mississippi said a white police officer’s stop of a Black driver was a miscarriage of justice, but he still dismissed the man’s lawsuit because of a controversial legal doctrine.
Posted inNation & World
Proposal to disband Minneapolis police blocked from ballot
A commission says it needs more time to review a City Council amendment to dismantle the department in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston police union disagrees with city over body camera timeline, diversity committee
A statement Wednesday said the union no longer supports a committee on equity and diversity because of disagreements over its membership. Mayor Mark Cayer said he’s disappointed by the statement.
Posted inAuto Racing, Sports
Wallace offered an ownership stake in Richard Petty Racing because ‘there’s only one Bubba’
Driver Bubba Wallace, who has become one of the sport’s outspoken, charismatic leaders, is a free agent in 2021 and could secure his future in the sport.