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PublishedDecember 13, 2021
Pilot launched to assess racial impact of state legislative bills
The purpose of the statements is to address what many see as systemic racism in state government by considering whether a proposed new law would help, hurt or have no impact on historically disadvantaged racial populations.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2021
Tribes mourn on Thanksgiving: ‘No reason to celebrate’
Thursday’s solemn National Day of Mourning observance in downtown Plymouth, Massachusetts, recalled the disease and oppression that European settlers brought to North America.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2021
Death threats, online abuse, police protection: School board members face dark new reality
A wave of anger against elected and appointed school officials, including superintendents, is cresting nationwide.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2021
Our View: Racial achievement gaps a reality in Maine
A Portland official has raised an issue that should be discussed in every school district.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2021
Auburn’s Leroy Walker apologizes for racist comments
City leaders say they'll form new diversity committee to tackle racial issues in Auburn.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2021
Lewiston leaders call Leroy Walker’s racist comments ‘hurtful and detrimental’
Auburn council member's commentary assailed by elected leaders from Lewiston in a statement issued Friday.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2021
Auburn officials denounce those who questioned naming bridge for John Jenkins
City leaders have been largely silent about call by nation's largest Muslim civil rights group for Leroy Walker to resign following racially-charged comments about Jenkins' skin color.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2021
Racist comments from Auburn city councilor tarnish agreement to name footbridge after John Jenkins
Leroy Walker said that alleged looting by "dark-colored people" in the South reflects badly on John Jenkins, former mayor of both Lewiston and Auburn who died last year.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2021
Leonard Pitts: After latest Census numbers, brace yourself for a hissy fit
A drop in the number of white people in the U.S. portends an America that will be a challenge, yes, but also an opportunity – if we get there.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2021
Maine Voices: Reckoning with the ‘Trail of Tears’
States are passing laws to protect us from our history. But we should not hide from it.
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