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PublishedJune 1, 2020
USM plans for equity training, scholarships in response to Floyd death
The university will be expanding racial equity training to include campus police and prioritizing scholarship funding for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2020
Waterville fire chief: Alleged white power gesture in photo made ‘unknowingly’
Waterville Fire Chief Shawn Esler said he investigated the allegation that a firefighter was making a hand gesture associated with "white power" in Facebook photo.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2019
Kennebunk-area school board apologizes to former teacher for mishandling racial incidents
Rosa Slack accepts the apology Tuesday and says it is a ‘clear and public marker’ of the board's commitment to ensure students and staff of color have a safe learning environment.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2019
Congress bids farewell to Rep. Elijah Cummings, a ‘master of the House’
The Maryland Democrat is remembered by colleagues as a mentor and friend with a passion for justice.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2019
Report finds fault with Kennebunk High’s response to former teacher’s human rights complaint
The 59-page report by a Boston-area law firm says officials did not take appropriate steps to investigate allegations by Rosa Slack, who filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission in 2018.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2019
Our View: All schools have a duty to confront racism
Edward Little High School in Auburn, the subject of a recent article in The Boston Globe Magazine, is by no means the only school struggling to help students amid an uptick in racial tension.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2019
Americans in Mexico uneasy as anti-Mexican rhetoric rises in the U.S.
A common worry among U.S. residents in Mexico is whether President Donald Trump’s virulent xenophobic, anti-immigrant rhetoric will reawaken Mexico’s own rabid nationalism.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2019
Racism at Edward Little highlighted in The Boston Globe
Auburn officials say racial issues at high school deserve more attention but insist the city's high school is typical in the problems it faces.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2019
The Maine Millennial: Not just sticks and stones – words hurt, too
Using the language of war to describe immigration spreads unjustified fear and puts lives at risk.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2019
Maine Voices: Let’s all push for an end to the hate-spewing that fuels gun violence
Voters, politicians and religious leaders should all recognize and respond when political rhetoric goes too far.
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