The plan calls for U.S. Marshals Service and Federal Protective Service officers to stay inside a fence set up around the U.S. courthouse, along with some state police, to keep out protesters.
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Effort to restore Portland’s historic African American meetinghouse sees surge of support
Many have donated recently to the group restoring the historic former Black church building in Portland, but the project needs $1 million more.
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Rep. John Lewis remembered for legacy of ‘good trouble’
From former presidents to colleagues in Congress, John Lewis is remembered as a civil rights icon who pursued “good trouble” to make a difference in the United States
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Former gas station becomes a canvas for artwork fueled by racial reckoning
Counting from Thirteen, a temporary public art project, is to be unveiled Saturday at what was once the Gulf Express Mart at 754 Congress St. in Portland.
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Our View: Racist NFL team name finally going away
We should all wonder what took so long.
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Life of James Weldon Johnson, who wrote ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ ended tragically in Maine
The civil rights activist and educator was killed in a car accident in 1938 after vacationing in Islesboro.
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Teenagers lead the way in Black Lives Matter movement
Nationally and in Maine, young people of color are leading protests and asking their local leaders to address systemic racism.
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Maine Voices: Homelessness is a racial justice issue in Maine, too
Racial disparities among homeless people are real, and will require all of us to change the institutions and policies at their foundation.
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Officer who pinned George Floyd told him: ‘It takes … a lot of oxygen to talk’
Body camera transcripts released Wednesday provide the most detailed account yet of the arrest May 25 that led to Floyd’s death.
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Young filmmakers in Portland turn friendship into activism
Three recent high school graduates took on their first documentary project, capturing the recent Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Portland.