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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
Boston civil rights activist Mel King dies at 94
His 1983 campaign for mayor helped the city repair some of the racial divisions sparked during the school busing crisis.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2023
Tyre Nichols video shows brutal 3-minute beating by police
Rallies were planned Friday night in Memphis; Boston; Chicago; Detroit; New York City; Portland, Oregon; and Washington.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2022
Little by little, the Legislature is becoming more diverse
With the swearing in of newly elected representatives and senators next month, the Maine Legislature will include a total of five members who are Black.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2022
Twenty-one additional graves found in search for Tulsa Massacre victims
The massacre wiped out generational wealth, and victims were never compensated, but a pending lawsuit seeks reparations for the three remaining known survivors.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2022
Appeal filed to remove controversial books from Jay high school library
A committee previously reviewed the books and recommended they stay in the library.
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PublishedJune 15, 2022
States slow to make Juneteenth a paid holiday, despite recent push
The effort to officially celebrate Juneteenth as a paid holiday has faced skepticism inside legislatures that have largely chosen symbolic gestures to recognize the holiday while curtailing certain conversations on race and racism.
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PublishedApril 9, 2022
Bates College accused of racial discrimination by its former football coach
Malik Hall, replaced as coach last year, filed a civil rights lawsuit last week against the elite Lewiston college that once employed him
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PublishedMarch 14, 2022
Lawmakers urged to prohibit discrimination based on natural hairstyles
Black Mainers seek assurance they can style their often tightly curled hair as needed without risking a penalty in school or on the job.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2022
Commentary: Whoopi Goldberg got it all wrong on the Holocaust. But if she can learn, we all can
Suspended for her misinformed comments, ‘The View’ co-host gives us all one model for how to go about changing our perceptions.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2022
Attorney for 3 officers charged in George Floyd killing says Chauvin called ‘all of the shots’
Prosecutors accused the men of standing by as fellow Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin 'slowly killed George Floyd right in front of them.'
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