Black Lives Matter
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2020
Maine Voices: Portland chief’s focus on unity, respect welcome, but more work must be done
Now the police force needs to listen carefully to the community without becoming defensive.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2020
South Portland creates 2 panels to address racism concerns, policing
The Human Rights Commission is intended to be a permanent panel working against hatred, bigotry and discrimination in South Portland.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2020
Louisville to pay millions to Breonna Taylor’s family, reform police
Taylor's mother calls the settlement 'significant,' but says the family is still moving forward with criminal charges.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2020
Prosecutors: Minneapolis officer used neck restraints in past arrests
Derek Chauvin, the white police officer accused of murder in the death of George Floyd, had used such restraints 7 times before the fatal incident in May, they say.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2020
Westbrook Police data shows disproportionate use of force on Blacks
The police chief and advocates hope to continue public conversations about race and Westbrook police.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2020
Police say protester in Portland threatened man with gun
A man who was protesting police brutality Monday showed a handgun in a threatening manner to a motorcyclist stopped at an intersection, police say, and was charged with criminal threatening.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2020
Portland leaders call for peaceful demonstration, ask opponents to leave guns at home
Fearing counter-protests and violent confrontation at a planned Black Lives Matter demonstration Saturday, Portland police are asking everyone to remain peaceful and leave weapons at home.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2020
‘No justice, no Derby’ is latest cry in a city grappling with racial tensions
Crowds outside the shuttered gates of Churchill Downs have been protesting instead of partying.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2020
BLM resolution splits Gorham
The Town Council ends up approving two anti-racism resolutions, one that includes the words "Black Lives Matter" and one that does not.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2020
Trump visits Kenosha, blames ‘far-left politicians’ for violence in wake of police shooting
The president did not meet with the family of Jacob Blake, the Black man who was shot in the back 7 times by a white police officer in Kenosha last week.
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