Race
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2023
Backlash grows against Florida Gov. DeSantis decision to block AP African American studies class
The DeSantis administration said a pilot AP course on Black history would not be approved because it violated state law and 'lacks educational value.'
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2023
Elwood Watson: Desantis goes after Black history
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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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PublishedOctober 19, 2022
Whites are now more likely to die from covid than Blacks. Here’s why the pandemic shifted.
As the pandemic progressed, the damage done by the coronavirus broadened, and the toxicity of modern-day politics came to the fore.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2022
Top House staffers are still overwhelmingly white, study finds
The study notes that the House has moved to address the lack of diversity since the group’s last report in 2018, most notably by establishing a new Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
Commentary: This year’s most exciting Emmy winners show a reluctant industry how to change
For all the excitement provided by this year’s newbies to the Emmy club, the winners were still largely white.
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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 21, 2022
Federal appeals court upholds ruling allowing a prosecutor to dismiss a juror of color
The judge writing the opinion for the court said the trial judge had "erred" but that the Maine Supreme Judicial Court had correctly upheld the conviction of the Lewiston man, though the case was 'troubling.'
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