![Deante Campbell of Sanford joins student protesters during a demonstration June 4 against institutional racism at South Portland Police Station.](https://ibw21.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/teenagers-lead-the-way-in-black-lives-matter-movement-1-910x512-1.jpg)
Nationally and in Maine, young people of color are leading protests and asking their local leaders to address systemic racism. By Megan Gray, Press Herald — Mariam Beshir spent the days leading up to her graduation from Gorham High School organizing a Black Lives Matter march in her town. She wanted to celebrate. But she knew that Tamir Rice should have graduated from his own high school this year if…