The largest Confederate monument ever crafted decorates a mountainside in Stone Mountain, Georgia.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers urge colleagues to prioritize bills aimed at ending systemic racism
Reps. Rachel Talbot Ross and Craig Hickman want the Legislature to act quickly on bills held over from the March adjournment that would address racial disparity and discrimination.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Portland weighs complex issue of school safety
The Board of Education’s 7-2 votes to end its contract for school-based police in response to community concerns.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Vocal bystanders can help those targeted by hateful words, actions
A swastika painted in front of a Bangor synagogue is just the latest attempt to try to frighten and degrade a minority community.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston to consider body cameras for police following talks between mayor and police union
Mayor Mark Cayer met with the police patrol union Monday regarding the City Council’s resolution condemning racial profiling.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland mayor supports painting Black Lives Matter mural on Congress Street
Mayor Kate Snyder presents the citizen-driven proposal at a City Council workshop and says specifics will be outlined at the council’s meeting July 13.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine municipalities review police funding, tackle systemic racism after protests
Calls to defund police draw various responses from city and town officials across the state.
Posted inNation & World, Politics, Uncategorized
Black candidates push race debate into GOP-held districts
The re-energized movement against racial inequality has amplified the voices of Black candidates, in some cases pushing the political debate over race into Republican-leaning areas.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Black Lives Matter is the latest flower of the Black Radical Tradition
Despite what a recent columnist suggests, BLM does not vindicate liberalism – it exposes and upends liberalism.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Insight: The nation’s first Black lawyer got his start in Maine
Fighting racial discrimination all the way, Macon Bolling Allen blazed a trail in the legal profession that started with his admission to the bar in Portland.