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June 8, 2020

Despite promised reforms, police still shoot and kill nearly 1,000 people a year

Since 2015, U.S. police have shot and killed 5,400 people.
Published
June 8, 2020

Despite promised reforms, police still shoot and kill nearly 1,000 people a year

Since 2015, U.S. police have shot and killed 5,400 people.
Published
June 8, 2020

Protester claims Augusta police directed vehicles into a private lot, had them towed

A widely shared Facebook post accused Augusta police of retaliating against protestors Sunday, but others attending the Black Lives Matter event say police warned them their vehicles were about to be towed.
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June 8, 2020

Petition asks Portland school board to end use of police in high schools

More than 800 parents, teachers and students have signed the request asking Portland schools to terminate an agreement with the Portland Police Department for the use of two school resource officers.
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June 8, 2020

Gorham students stage peaceful Black Lives Matter protest

About 400 march in a two-hour demonstration June 3 in protest of the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minnesota police officer.

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June 8, 2020

K-pop fans become an unexpected ally to American protesters

In a tweet Thursday to its 26 million fans, South Korean boy band BTS said it opposes racial discrimination and violence and announced a $1 million donation to Black Lives Matter.
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June 8, 2020

Amid unrest, songs continue to voice the black experience

In response to the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, dozens of artists have voiced their heavy thoughts and feelings in song
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June 8, 2020

Portland artists paint Floyd memorial mural

The mural serves to remind people "how urgent it is to take action," one of the artists says.
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June 8, 2020

Fired officer charged in Floyd’s death held on $1 million bail

Derek Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder in George Floyd’s death.
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June 8, 2020

Protesters hope for a reckoning for American policing, but experts say not so fast

The politics of police reform that have squashed previous efforts still loom: powerful unions, legal immunity for police and intractable implicit biases.