Over a five-year period, the study finds that 23 Black children died within 30 days of surgery compared to 13 white kids.
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Posted inNation & World
Legal experts review Black Minnesota teen’s life sentence
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who was top prosecutor in Hennepin County during Myon Burrell’s sentencing, says she welcomes and supports the panel.
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: White with a capital ‘W’
It’s too easy for white people to think that racial hierarchies don’t affect them.
Posted inNation & World
Judge warns he’s likely to move trials in George Floyd death
A Minnesota judge sets a March 8 trial date for 4 former officers if they are tried together, though he said he expects motions to be filed to separate their trials.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Racial equity webinar series planned for municipal leaders
PORTLAND — Greater Portland Council of Governments will hold seminars on racial equity for municipal leaders this summer in light of the national and local protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd while in custody of police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 25. Topics will include policy areas in which cities and towns play a […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: In Maine, nationwide, COVID exposes built-in racism
It’s no coincidence that people of color are far more likely to be infected by the novel coronavirus.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Black people are not naturally vulnerable to COVID. That’s junk race science
Those who blame African Americans draw upon an odious intellectual tradition.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Juneteenth offers reckoning on race
The holiday marking the end of American slavery is an occasion to consider the still unfulfilled promises of freedom.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Panel recommends ways for Mills to address racial disparities in Maine
The state commission is urging several steps, including using federal CARES Act funding to support a response to the COVID-19 pandemic for minority populations in the state.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Insight: Strip Confederates’ names from military bases. They were slavery’s soldiers
To continue to honor those who sought to destroy the Union in defense of slavery sends an abominable signal to African Americans.