The Southern Poverty Law Center, an Alabama-based organization that tracks racism and xenophobia, says it identified 838 active hate groups operating across the U.S. in 2020.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
How Martin Luther King Jr. Day feels different after ‘a year of revelation’
Black Lives Matter is likely the largest movement in American history. On the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the question is, what does it mean for Maine?
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Posted inNation / World
Proposal would replace statue of Confederate with civil rights leader John Lewis
The push to drop Alexander Stephens, a slave owner and vice president of the Confederacy in favor of Lewis, a Georgia congressman for 33 years, comes amid nationwide soul-searching over celebrations of the Confederacy.
Posted inPerspective
US Capitol protesters, egged on by Trump, are part of a long history of white supremacists hearing politicians’ words as encouragement
The protests that ended in the storming of the US Capitol included members of white supremacy groups, the latest example of such groups being encouraged by politicians to challenge government.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Uncategorized
Police response to Capitol insurrection proves double standard, Black Mainers say
They say the idle response of Capitol police, compared to the militarized show of force during last summer’s social justice demonstrations, proves there are two sets of rules for confronting large crowds.
Posted inPerspective
Can Joe Biden ‘heal’ the United States? Political experts disagree
Biden’s winning campaign message was one of unity. But even the people who study polarization can’t agree on whether it’s possible to unify the United States.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Maine
New Gloucester residents start petition to recall selectman
Following public outcry against George Colby’s comment at a Dec. 3 meeting, some residents have begun an effort to remove Colby from his post.
Posted inNation / World
Video: Police investigate after a woman falsely accuses Black hotel guests of stealing her phone
Musician Keyon Harrold, who was staying with his son at a boutique hotel in SoHo, was approached by an unknown woman in the lobby who falsely accused his 14-year-old son of stealing her phone.
Posted inMaine, News
Cumberland officers accused of racial profiling are cleared of wrongdoing
The investigation began after a Black attorney described in a published letter that she felt the personal sting of racism when she was pulled over twice for minor infractions in Cumberland.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
‘It’s gotten nasty’: Clash over racial equity work roils Cumberland
Six months after SAD 51 issued two racial equity letters, the district continues to see backlash from a resident who has alleged an illegal meeting and hiring.