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PublishedFebruary 7, 2021
Our View: Racial impact should be part of Maine’s legislative process
A ‘color-blind’ approach to lawmaking just sustains existing inequality. Lawmakers should have their eyes wide open.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2021
Justice Dept. drops Yale admissions discrimination lawsuit
The lawsuit against Yale University that alleged the Ivy League school was illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2021
Biden moves to advance racial equity, including ending privately run federal prisons
The president will also direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development to take steps necessary to promote equitable housing policy.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2021
Mainers reflect on Dr. King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech
We asked eight Mainers to read parts of Dr. King's immortal "I Have a Dream" speech, and share their thoughts on how his words resonate with them today.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2020
Statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln is removed in Boston
The optics of the statue that showed Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing to kneel at his feet drew objections amid a national reckoning with racial injustice.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2020
Portland’s racial equity panel will hold first public hearing next week
The group will hold its first session at 5 p.m. Thursday to solicit feedback about 'the ways that the city interacts with the area agencies and organizations in the name of public safety.'
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PublishedNovember 23, 2020
‘It’s gotten nasty’: Clash over racial equity work roils Cumberland
Six months after SAD 51 issued two racial equity letters, the district continues to see backlash from a resident who has alleged an illegal meeting and hiring.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2020
Election emerges as referendum on race relations in America
An unprecedented convergence of three crises has disproportionately affect people of color — the coronavirus pandemic, joblessness and police brutality.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2020
Texas officer charged with murder in Black man’s shooting
Wolfe City Police Officer Shaun Lucas fatally shot Jonathan Price, 22, at a convenience store in the small town northeast of Dallas.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2020
Residents rally to support Waterville Iraqi family after allegations of racist comments by neighbor
Falah Waheeb and his family say they have received an outpouring of support from central Maine residents following publicity about a protection order they are seeking against Catherine Weeks, a member of the Waterville Planning Board.
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