Both the president-elect and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris spoke about the police treatment of the largely white mob compared with Black Lives Matter protesters.
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No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back
Officer Rusten Sheskey’s shooting of Jacob Blake on Aug. 23, captured on video by a bystander, turned the nation’s spotlight on Wisconsin during a summer marked by protests over police brutality and racism.
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Illinois 18-year-old pleads not guilty in fatal shootings of 2 in Kenosha protest
Kyle Rittenhouse fatally shot two people and wounded a third amidst summer protests on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Courthouse statue at odds with equal justice
A judge who helped make segregation legal is the wrong symbol for our time.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Food
Epicurious is righting cultural wrongs one recipe at a time
The small staff at Epicurious, a resource site for home cooks, has been scouring 55 years’ worth of recipes from a variety of Conde Nast magazines in search of objectionable titles, ingredient lists and stories told through a white American lens.
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Air Force: Blacks are more likely investigated, disciplined
‘Black service members need to work twice as hard and you can’t mess up,’ said one Black squadron commander.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath adopts statement against discrimination
Council criticized for not including people of color in drafting of statement
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Black firefighters in North Carolina allege racism amid larger reckoning
The grievance they filed cites racism and discrimination endured for more than 30 years.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Allagash joins brewers around world to create ‘Black is Beautiful’
All proceeds from sales from the brewery’s Black is Beautiful beer will go to two local organizations “that help create an inclusive, equitable and empowering system for all.”
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Racial Equity Steering Committee begins looking at systemic racism in Portland
The group, formed in September, is tasked with looking into how residents of color are impacted by the role law enforcement plays in the city.