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PublishedJuly 4, 2020
Kansas newspaper’s post equates mask mandate with Holocaust
The cartoon depicts Gov. Laura Kelly wearing a mask with a Jewish Star of David on it, next to a drawing of people being loaded onto train cars.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2020
As monuments fall, Confederate carving has size on its side
The largest Confederate monument ever crafted decorates a mountainside in Stone Mountain, Georgia.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2020
Ideas for more appropriate nicknames for Washington’s NFL team
Paul Newberry: Now that Washington’s NFL team has taken a long-overdue step toward changing its name, it’s time to start lining up some possible replacements.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2020
FedEx, sponsor of Washington football team, calls for franchise to drop name seen as a slur
The request by FedEx, which holds the naming rights to the team's stadium, represents another shift from moral appeals to business and political tactics.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2020
Maine lawmakers urge colleagues to prioritize bills aimed at ending systemic racism
Reps. Rachel Talbot Ross and Craig Hickman want the Legislature to act quickly on bills held over from the March adjournment that would address racial disparity and discrimination.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2020
Trump says painting ‘Black Lives Matter’ on Fifth Avenue would be ‘a symbol of hate’
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who ordered the tribute last week, calls the president's comments on Twitter ‘the definition of racism.’
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PublishedJune 30, 2020
Lewiston to consider body cameras for police following talks between mayor and police union
Mayor Mark Cayer met with the police patrol union Monday regarding the City Council's resolution condemning racial profiling.
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PublishedJune 29, 2020
Maine municipalities review police funding, tackle systemic racism after protests
Calls to defund police draw various responses from city and town officials across the state.
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PublishedJune 28, 2020
Slave-owning presidents become targets of protesters
After a George Washington statue was toppled in Portland, Ore., protesters tried to bring down an Andrew Jackson statue near the White House in Washington.
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PublishedJune 28, 2020
Critics: Bates College is ‘a white place’
Accused of racism by, among others, two former employees, the Lewiston college vows to renew its historic pursuit of racial and social justice.
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