The latest on protests against racism and police brutality from around the country and the world. A group of interfaith leaders held a prayer vigil Sunday outside St. John’s Church near the White House, where President Donald Trump held a June 1 appearance that sparked criticism after protesters were forcibly cleared from the area. The […]
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U.S. base namesakes include slaveholders, failed generals
As much as President Donald Trump enjoys talking about winning, the Confederate generals he vows to keep on U.S. military bases weren’t winners.
Protesters in U.S. call attention to deaths of more black men
Anti-racism protesters are calling attention to the deaths of two more black men, one who was found hanging from a tree in California and another who was fatally shot by police outside an Atlanta restaurant.
Fox News removes altered photos of Seattle protest zone
Fox News has removed digitally altered photos from its website after the Seattle Times noted misleading images used in the network’s coverage about a Seattle neighborhood that’s become a protest center against police brutality and racial injustice.
Maine Voices: How an enslaved woman became a free Maine resident
Brought to Bath by her owners on a trip up North, Clara Battease escaped with the help of the local free black community.
The Maine Millennial: Defunding police would help them, too
Stop requiring them to deal with every social problem and reinvest some of their budget where it would do more good.
Police to investigate hanging death of California black man
The 24-year-old’s death was originally described as an apparent suicide, prompting outrage in the community.
Texas prosecutors probe irregularities in 2004 Floyd arrest
They are re-examining a scandal-ridden former Houston police officer’s arrest of George Floyd on a minor drug charge.
Fox News removes altered photos of Seattle protest zone
The website featured at least two photos that inserted an image of a man standing with a military-style rifle.
Body camera video could offer more detail in Floyd encounter
Minneapolis Police spokesman John Elder said he was told that all four officers had their body cameras on, which is department policy.