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PublishedSeptember 16, 2022
Residents of Mississippi’s capital say racism is at root of water crisis
While the state plans to stop handing out free bottled water Saturday night, the city said water pressure still hasn’t been fully restored, and state health officials said lead in some pipes remains so worrisome that pregnant women and young children should still use bottled water.
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PublishedMay 30, 2022
New unions in Portland make racial justice a top priority
Young, progressive workers say they want enforceable contracts that reflect management's pledges of support for diversity, equity and inclusion.
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
South Portland targets racism as a public health crisis
The City Council will review a call to action proposed by the Board of Health and Human Rights Commission.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2022
Florida could shield whites from ‘discomfort’ of racist past
A bill pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis dictating how schools and businesses teach students or train employees about discrimination received its first approval on Tuesday.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2021
Pardon for Plessy, namesake of ‘separate but equal’ ruling, goes to governor
Homer Plessy was arrested in 1892 after boarding the train car as part of a civil rights’ group’s efforts to challenge a state law that mandated segregated seating.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2021
Veterans Day legislation targets GI Bill’s racial inequities
Many Black WWII veterans received substantially less money toward purchasing a home or continuing their education.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2021
Robert E. Lee statue is gone from Virginia, but the mystery of its time capsule remains
Though the monument itself was unveiled in 1890, the time capsule was planted in 1887 along with the first parts of the giant plinth.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2021
Statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee comes down in former Confederate capital
The 21-foot-tall bronze sculpture, installed in 1890, had stood among four other massive Confederate statues in Richmond, Va., that were removed by the city last summer.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2021
Officers, paramedics charged in Elijah McClain’s chokehold death
McClain, a Black man, was put in a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative two years ago.
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PublishedJune 18, 2021
Lawmakers mark Juneteenth with talk of ‘abolition amendment’ to end forced labor by felons
Lawmakers are reviving calls to end a loophole in the Constitution that allowed another form of slavery — forced labor for convicted felons — to thrive.
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