Black Lives Matter
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PublishedNovember 3, 2022
Kanye West’s t-shirt is a fashion don’t. Someone else owns ‘White Lives Matter’ trademark.
A trademark request was filed under the name Jae Gibson on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s database, and Phoenix radio hosts Ramses Ja and Quinton Ward acquired the mark on Oct. 28, according to Capital B.
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PublishedApril 28, 2022
South Portland set to declare racism a public health emergency
The declaration would require the South Portland City Council to commit financial and human resources to combat racism and systemic racism in city government, research racial disparities in the community, and make its boards and committees more diverse.
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PublishedApril 13, 2022
Department of Justice settles lawsuits over Trump’s removal of Black Lives Matter protesters
As part of the deal, U.S. Park Police will be barred from displaying gas masks and shields at protests unless approved by a high-ranking officer.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2021
Abyssinian Meeting House could receive $1.7 million in federal funding
The money would be used to complete the restoration of the historic former church built by some of Portland's earliest Black residents.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2021
Video footage after George Floyd’s death captures Minneapolis police discussing ‘hunting people’
The videos, captured by police body cameras, documented officers speaking derisively about the demonstrators, the news media and Mayor Jacob Frey.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2021
New Gloucester group continues to ‘show up for people of color’
In addition to monthly rallies and meeting, New Gloucester United Against Racism is offering a series of educational sessions on race, privilege and oppression.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2021
Investigation of 2020 protest says police responded with restraint
The report found that most of the attendees were there to peacefully protest and concluded that police made arrests "sparingly" and used force only on protesters who had turned violent.
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PublishedJune 11, 2021
Pulitzer Prizes awarded for coverage of pandemic, racial injustice protests
The Associated Press and The New York Times each won two Pulitzers, the most prestigious prize in journalism, first awarded in 1917.
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PublishedMay 25, 2021
Rallies, moments of silence mark year since George Floyd’s death
Floyd's death was captured by a bystander on a wrenching video that galvanized the racial justice movement and continues to ripple a year later.
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PublishedMay 25, 2021
Lawmakers may limit use of facial recognition software by police in Maine
A bill sponsored by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, would limit police use of facial recognition technology to investigations of only the most serious crimes.
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