The Latest: Police officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting is fired

The latest on protests against racism and police brutality around the U.S. and the world. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro police department has fired one of the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, more than three months after the 26-year-old black woman was killed in her home. A termination letter […]

The Latest: Protesters in Washington try to pull down Andrew Jackson statue

Maine has nation’s worst COVID-19 racial disparity

No other state has such a wide gap – more than 25 percentage points – between the size of the Black population and that community's share of infections.

The Abyssinian and the struggle to save Black history in Maine

Leonard Cummings has led the effort to restore the Abyssinian Meeting House in Portland for 25 years; now he hopes that people show Black Lives Matter by helping to complete the project.

Noose removed from telephone wire on Deer Isle

The noose, a symbol of violence against African Americans, appeared on Juneteenth, a day commemorating emancipation.

Minnesota ends special session without deal on policing

A special session of the Minnesota Legislature has ended without agreement on changes to policing in the wake of George Floyd's death.

The Latest: Memorial to Black Wall Street in Tulsa covered with tarp

Residents say they don't want President Trump to use it for a photo op.

Beyoncé drops surprise single ‘Black Parade’ on Juneteenth

Beyoncé did not let Juneteenth pass without dropping one of her signature surprises in the form a new single called “Black Parade.”

Juneteenth celebrated at Edward Little High School

The day commemorate June 19, 1865, when a Union Army general read an order in Galveston, Texas, announcing that all slaves were free. 

Hundreds gather and march in Portland to mark Juneteenth celebration of emancipation

Juneteenth commemorates the day that the last slaves still living in bondage in the United States learned they were free.