NEW YORK — A New York City police officer was suspended without pay Sunday after he was recorded putting his arm around a man’s neck in what the police commissioner called an “apparent chokehold.” The department’s action to suspend the officer was stunning in its swiftness, occurring just hours after the morning confrontation on a […]
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Maine Voices: Putting privilege to work for justice
White people can use their positions of influence to demand a more just society.
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Maine Observer: Remembering a dad in Portland who stood up for his neighbors
During another time of racial tension, one father showed what it means to do the right thing.
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The Abyssinian and the struggle to save Black history in Maine
Leonard Cummings has led the effort to restore the Abyssinian Meeting House in Portland for 25 years; now he hopes that people show Black Lives Matter by helping to complete the project.
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Maine Voices: Liberalism has changed, evolved along with our republic
What began as a philosophy of limited government now means government protection and a weakening of the grip of the elites over our democracy.
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Insight: Malaga’s legacy speaks to our time
Ruthless, racially motivated actions by Maine’s government a century ago expose biases that are still with us.
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Tulsa’s racial history: A timeline
From the Trail of Tears to the 1921 Greenwood district massacre, the Oklahoma city has a fraught racial history.
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Lawmakers use protest momentum to push state racial reforms
The results are mixed, with some states taking action quickly, and others delaying legislative efforts.
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Noose removed from telephone wire on Deer Isle
The noose, a symbol of violence against African Americans, appeared on Juneteenth, a day commemorating emancipation.
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Another View: What Minneapolis can learn from Camden, N.J.
New Jersey’s police reforms aren’t a perfect model, but there are critical takeaways.