Maine organizations taking a public stand against racism, injustice

Businesses and groups across the state have released statements decrying racism and in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

The Latest: Interfaith group holds vigil outside St. John’s

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.

The Latest: Bust of slave owner torn down, thrown in river in New Orleans

The latest on protests against racism and police brutality around the world.

Protests in Trump country test his hold in rural white areas

Hundreds of protests over black injustice have cropped up in small cities across the upper Midwest and Rust Belt, many with their own lingering current of white supremacy and racial unrest.

More global protests emerge over racism, police actions

Far-right activists scuffle with police and other protesters in London and Paris as more demonstrations unfold across Europe in support of Black Lives Matter.

Police chiefs and sheriffs say chokeholds long ago outlawed

In the current climate of protests over charges of police brutality and racial profiling, police chiefs and sheriffs outline their policies.

Mississippi faces reckoning on Confederate emblem in flag

White supremacists embedded the rebel-flag symbol within the Mississippi state flag more than 125 years ago.

Atlanta police chief resigns after law enforcement fatally shoots black man

A video of the shooting of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks quickly went viral, prompting more protests against racism and police violence in a city beleaguered by weeks of demonstrations and clashes.

Body camera video might offer more detail in George Floyd encounter

Video recorded by a bystander showed the world George Floyd’s horrifying final minutes.