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PublishedJuly 12, 2023
Maine Voices: The undoing of Clarence Thomas – and of racial justice in America
To eliminate racism, do we have to retain racial categories, or must we eliminate any idea of race as real?
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PublishedJuly 12, 2023
Clarence Page: A college-level challenge – when free speech sounds like cyberbullying
At the University of Chicago, a student’s Twitter rhetoric sounds a lot like ‘a genuine threat or harassment,’ which would violate campus policies.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2023
Midcoast dairy farmer to compete in the Mongol Derby, the longest horse race in the world
Jessie Dowling, of Whitefield, will leave for Mongolia later this month to prepare for a 620-mile race against 44 riders from around the world.
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PublishedApril 26, 2023
Hard-charging civil rights lawyer Alton Maddox dies at 77
He represented Tawana Brawley and some of the most high-profile victims in racially charged attacks in New York during the 1980s.
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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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PublishedMarch 22, 2023
Clarence Page: The age-old trick of ‘passing’– fiction writer disgraced by lies about himself
After Hache Carrillo died, his friends, readers and husband learned that almost everything about him was made up – even his ‘Cuban’ heritage.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2023
Asian households in Portland asked to be vigilant following recent burglaries
On Friday, the Portland Police Department warned that a small group of men appear to be targeting and burglarizing the homes of Asian families.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2023
Barbara Bryant, first woman to oversee census, dies at 96
Her grandchildren nicknamed her 'the Count' because she always rattled off numbers in conversation.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2023
Clarence Page: Crypto investing shows a racial gap. More study is needed, by investors.
Surveys show Black investors buy crypto currency at a higher rate but also need to know more about the risks.
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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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