race
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PublishedJune 28, 2020
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.
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PublishedJune 27, 2020
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.
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PublishedJune 19, 2020
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.
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PublishedJune 18, 2020
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.
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PublishedJune 14, 2020
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.
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PublishedJune 13, 2020
Maine libraries and bookstores seeing increased demand for books about race
Since the death of George Floyd and widespread Black Lives Matter protests, Mainers – both children and adults – have been reading more about race.
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PublishedJune 10, 2020
Commentary: Newspaper, city of Portland mischaracterize protest safety concerns
The city used a meeting between officials and community members ‘to provide legitimacy for their actions against the public for expressing their First Amendment rights.’
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PublishedJune 9, 2020
Our View: Voices of Mainers raising black children must be heard
We should recognize that the mothers and fathers of children of color shoulder a burden that few others understand.
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PublishedJune 7, 2020
Maine Voices: In Maine’s bicentennial year, let’s cut through fog of racism
Criminal justice reform initiatives and our most important institutions can and must include Native people and people of color.
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PublishedJune 7, 2020
The View From Here: Something’s happening here
The street protests in Portland last week could signal a potent force for change – if the movement can stay organized.
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