Instead of serving as an obstacle to protesters’ message, the wall had become the message.
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Black Lives Matter protest in Bethel draws big crowd
Hundreds gather, march and kneel in peaceful assembly.
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Commentary: Colin Kaepernick might have stronger platform outside football
If Kaepernick comes to the realization that his platform of advocacy is now stronger than ever, attempting a return to the NFL might be unwise.
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‘We must educate ourselves’: Farmington crowd marches for racial justice
UMF student from Kingfield addresses more than 100 people gathered in Farmington.
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Black Lives Matter protest in Bethel draws big crowd
Hundreds gather, march and kneel in peaceful assembly.
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Trump pushes conspiracy theory about 75-year-old protester Buffalo police shoved to ground
With his tweet, Trump attempted to cast doubt on video showing Buffalo police shoving the man, who fell backward and hit his head on the sidewalk.
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The Latest: New York passes bill to unveil police discipline records
The latest on protests against racism and police brutality around the world. ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state lawmakers repealed a decades-old law Tuesday that has kept law enforcement officers’ disciplinary records secret, spurred by the national uproar over the death of George Floyd. The measure to make officers’ records and misconduct complaints public is […]
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Protests prompt U.S. leaders to remove Confederate monuments
Government officials in several states have taken down at least a dozen Confederate memorials, or pledged to do so in the coming days.
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Black Lives Matter protest planned for Bethel on Tuesday
Organizers say Tuesday’s planned peaceful march will express outrage at police brutality throughout the country in the wake of George Floyd’s death during an arrest in Minneapolis.
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Despite promised reforms, police still shoot and kill nearly 1,000 people a year
Since 2015, U.S. police have shot and killed 5,400 people.