Authorities say a car drove onto a closed freeway and into a crowd of protesters, killing one person and critically injuring another.
George Floyd
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Snyder no longer has a choice, and he knows it, as this controversy reaches its endgame
Jerry Brewer: There’s no need for a ‘thorough review.’ Just change the name as soon as possible.
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Washington’s NFL team moves toward changing controversial name
The team says in a statement that a thorough review ‘can and will be conducted with the best interest of all in mind,’ and sources expect it to result in a new team name.
Posted inAuto Racing, Sports
Formula One driver Hamilton calls out rival teams for being silent on racism
Lewis Hamilton, the only Black driver in Formula One, says he ‘won’t stop pushing until we really see change’ as F1 gets back to racing on Sunday.
Posted inNation & World
Little evidence that protests spread COVID-19 in U.S.
Only Phoenix of 13 cities involved in the earliest wave had an increase that would fit the pattern, economists find.
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Windham police update policy on use of deadly force
A Police Department community forum Tuesday follows a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in town last week.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
For her, SoPo Human Rights Commission project a labor of love
South Portland resident Margaret Brownlee wanted to do something to participate in the growing national anti-racism movement, and some independent research has led to a project that will create the city’s first human rights commission.
Posted inNation & World, News
Attorney for George Floyd’s family preparing federal civil rights lawsuit
Ben Crump has won more than 200 police brutality lawsuits and represents the families of Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbury in addition to Floyd’s.
Posted inNation & World
Ex-officers involved in George Floyd killing set to appear in court
The appearance comes about a month after the 46-year-old Black man was pinned at the neck.
Posted inNation & World, Politics, Uncategorized
Black candidates push race debate into GOP-held districts
The re-energized movement against racial inequality has amplified the voices of Black candidates, in some cases pushing the political debate over race into Republican-leaning areas.