Organizers said the peaceful Black Lives Matter protest, the third this week in the city, won’t be the last as they press for change following the death of a black man in Minneapolis.
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Black Lives Matter vigil held in Norway
About 70 people participated in the peaceful demonstration Thursday afternoon while a memorial service was held in Minneapolis for George Floyd.
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Group warns Trump protesters to avoid Guilford, gather in Bangor
Some are concerned about potential violence if protesters and Trump supporters gather outside Puritan Medical Products in Guilford, where the president plans to visit Friday.
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Second Black Lives Matter protest draws crowd in Brunswick on Wednesday
Protesters gathered on the mall in Brunswick to peacefully protest police violence against people of color before marching up Pleasant Street to the police station. The protest is the second in Brunswick and is one of many across the state sparked by the death of George Floyd, who was killed by a Minneapolis Police officer last month.
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Members of Maine’s congressional delegation criticize Trump’s response to protests
Rep. Pingree says the president abused his power, while Sen. King lists ‘many things wrong’ and Sen. Collins says Trump’s use of force against D.C. protesters wasn’t justified. Rep. Jared Golden cautioned the president about deploying U.S. troops on American soil.
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Stephon Clark was shot 8 times, mostly in his back
Stephon Clark, the unarmed 22-year-old killed by Sacramento police officers earlier this month, was shot eight times, with most of the bullets hitting him in the back, according to an independent autopsy requested by his family’s attorneys. These bullets – some of which struck Clark in the back, neck and thigh – caused extensive bleeding, […]
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Bates recognizes MLK Jr. during interfaith service
LEWISTON — On the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jamil Drake urged the congregants of Bates College’s interfaith service to remember King’s struggles and the entirety of his fight for civil rights. Drake, a previous visiting professor at Bates and current assistant professor of religion at Florida State University, was asked to give […]
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Charges against Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland dropped
PORTLAND (AP) — Black Lives Matter protesters in Maine who police had said obstructed a public way are no longer facing criminal charges. WGME-TV reported (http://bit.ly/2h3G8hm) that the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office has six months to refile the charges but let the deadline pass. The group organized a protest last summer after black men […]
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Settlement for Portland Black Lives Matter protesters falls apart
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A prosecutor says a plea deal with 17 participants in a Black Lives Matter protest that blocked traffic in Portland is now off the table. Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Ackerman made the announcement after a meeting between protesters and police was canceled Wednesday. She said protesters violated conditions of a restorative […]
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An antidote to fear, mistrust
I would like to explain why I stand on the Longley Bridge holding a sign proclaiming “Black Lives Matter.” • To bear witness to and acknowledge the pain of parents, whose sons and daughters are shot first, questions asked later, because they are black and assumed guilty. • To be in community with and support […]