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Islanders react to Derek Chauvin verdict
Justice has been served, but we have a long way to go.
Community members gathered each morning in Katama to kneel for 8 minutes, 46 seconds.
Marchers chanted “No justice, no peace,” as they rallied to advocate for civil rights and equality for all people.
Valerie Mosley argued that inequality is largely an economic issue, and implored protestors to invest in minortiy communities.
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Iris Albert and Marcelle Alves brought handmade signs to a Five Corners demonstration.
On May 25, 2020, 46-year-old George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin yet another unarmed Black man killed by a white officer of the law.
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Nicole Galland in Dublin city center buying a low whistle. Courtesy Nicole Galland
Nicole Galland ended up staying in Vermont for months, and celebrated Easter there. Courtesy Nicole Galland
Mollie Doyle says the last year has given her reasons for hope. Mollie Doyle
Dana Nunes in New Zealand with partner Ed Sussman. Nunes and Sussman caught one of the last flights to the U.S. Courtesy Dana Nunes
Hellie Neumann, right, was visiting friend Alessandra Mannoni in Italy, and had to get home to the Island quickly. Courtesy Hellie Neumann
Angela Prout and Gavin Smith in Taos N.M., one of the stops on a road trip they took just before the pandemic. Courtesy Gavin Smith
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President Donald Trump should be removed from office, either by the 25th Amendment, impeachment, or resignation. He was already a destructive force to our republic long before Wednesday’s insurrection inside the U.S. Capitol, but his words inciting that riot and then delaying a response by the National Guard to restore order are disgusting and despicable. He and his close allies Rudy Guiliani, Donald Trump Jr., Ted Cruz, and Josh Hawley need to be held responsible for their actions as well.
Let’s call it what it was domestic terrorism.
Many of you have questioned our decision to publish an interview with Steve Gallas, an Oak Bluffs man who traveled to Washington, D.C., and was an eyewitness to some of what happened that day.
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Mike Alberice braves the cold after the Freezin’ for a Reason 5K at Long Point Wildlife Refuge. The race benefited veterans and the West Tisbury School Scholarship Fund. Lexi Pline
Gannon and Benjamin opened their doors to guests to celebrate the Vineyard Haven wooden boatbuilder s 40th anniversary. Lexi Pline
Brian Packish, who was Oak Bluffs selectmen chair at the time, read a prepared statement about then-Fire Chief John Rose and the controversy that swirled around him. Lexi Pline
Times staffers got together to bake pies, and this one, from reporter Brian Dowd, was a hit. Lexi Pline