A federal grand jury has indicted a Houlton man in a 2020 blaze that damaged the Martin Luther King Jr. Presbyterian Church in Springfield.
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Black colleges alarmed by bomb threats, but undeterred
The FBI is now investigating last week’s bomb threats against at least 17 historically Black colleges and universities across the U.S.
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Of Black History month and their work, Black and brown artists say, ‘it’s complicated’
The annual tribute is a double-edged sword. Maine artists wrestle with whether it’s a celebration or maybe a sidelining.
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Asian Americans mark Lunar New Year amid ongoing hate crimes
While most Lunar New Year revelry was sidelined last year because of COVID-19, many outdoor events are returning with organizers encouraging masking for the public but mandating them for staff.
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McConnell responds to uproar over his comment about Black voters
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says accusations that he’s racist are ‘hurtful and offensive.’
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Man who shot Arbery testifies: ‘He had my gun. He struck me’
Three white men have been charged with murder for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man they spotted running through their neighborhood.
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Attorney for man charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery asks to keep`Black pastors’ out of court
An attorney for one of three white men standing trial in the death of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia says he doesn’t want “any more Black pastors” in the courtroom
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Veterans Day legislation targets GI Bill’s racial inequities
Many Black WWII veterans received substantially less money toward purchasing a home or continuing their education.
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Taking the stand, Rittenhouse says, ‘I didn’t do anything wrong. I defended myself’
The teenager is on trial on charges of killing two men and wounding a third during a night of protests last year in Kenosha, Wis.
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Defendant charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery changed his story, police say
The man who initiated the chase that ended in Ahmaud Arbery’s death rapidly changed his story to police on why he suspected Arbery was a criminal.