Video recorded by a bystander showed the world George Floyd’s horrifying final minutes.
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George Floyd’s death hastens shift in police pop culture portrayals
Police stories in TV and movies have evolved far from the prime of “Dragnet,” but the idealized crime fighter remains a cultural touchstone.
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NBA players express concerns about return amid coronavirus spikes, national protests
Dozens of players have raised questions about the plan’s format, length, health protocols, and timing within the context of nationwide protests.
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NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace finding his voice as he gains attention, if not sponsors
Driver Bubba Wallace continues to evolve as an activist and says he is determined to continue fighting for equality.
Posted inMaine, News
Black people more likely than white people to face arrest, use of force by Portland police
Although black people make up about 7-8% of the city’s population, they have accounted for 17-23% of the arrests in the city in recent years, according to data released by the police department Friday.
Posted inMaine
Police say they intercepted armed counterprotesters in Portland last week
The disclosure comes after a resident questions why officers were stationed on rooftops during last week’s protests and a police official says they were there to protect demonstrators.
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Red Sox acknowledge racism at Fenway Park ‘is real,’ promise action
The team issues a statement after former MLB star Torii Hunter said he refused to be traded to Boston because of his encounters with racist fans.
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Microsoft won’t sell police its facial-recognition tech, following similar moves by Amazon, IBM
Privacy advocates have long raised concerns that police using facial-recognition technology could lead to the wrongful arrest of innocent people.
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Army Gen. Mark Milley says he was wrong to accompany Trump on church walk
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the nation’s top military officer, now says it was a mistake for him to have been in Lafayette Square with President Donald Trump last week.
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The Latest: Protests intensify campaigns to remove Confederate monuments around U.S.
The latest on protests against racism and police brutality. The rapidly unfolding movement to pull down Confederate monuments around the U.S. in the wake of George Floyd’s death has extended to statues of slave traders, imperialists, conquerors and explorers around the world, including Christopher Columbus, Cecil Rhodes and Belgium’s King Leopold II. Protests and, in […]