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PublishedJanuary 24, 2022
Supreme Court to hear challenge to affirmative action in college admissions
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court added another blockbuster case to a term with abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19 on the agenda.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2022
Lewiston’s best restaurant refused to serve Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘spiritual mentor’
Fearing a racist response from other diners in 1945, the DeWitt Hotel refused to allow Benjamin Mays, a prominent Bates College graduate who had come to speak in the city, to eat in its public dining room.
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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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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 9, 2021
After councilor’s racist remarks, Auburn officials denounce critics of naming bridge for Black former mayor
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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PublishedJune 30, 2021
Women to swim, bike and run for cancer cure in virtual triathlon
Hundreds of women are set to compete in Tri for a Cure, which has adopted a virtual format for the second straight year.
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PublishedJune 24, 2021
So much buzz, but what is critical race theory?
Simply put, critical race theory is a way of thinking about America’s history through the lens of racism.
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