Biden put a useful new rule from his predecessor on hold. His administration should implement it without delay.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
Boston turns historic page with Kim Janey, city’s first female and first Black mayor
Fellow Democrat Marty Walsh resigned Monday to become President Joe Biden’s labor secretary.
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Posted inThe Forecaster
Seminar scheduled on how to talk to children about race, racism
The free virtual event, “Having Uncomfortable Conversations with Your Kids: Talking about Race and Racism,” will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 24. The panel discussion will focus on the history of racism and how to address racial bias, as well as offer tips for how to start conversations about race, diversity and anti-racism […]
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
South Portland Human Rights Commission, school board clash over racism allegation
The commission has asked for a joint discussion following a meeting in which commissioners alleged school board members are racist.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Racial impact should be part of Maine’s legislative process
A ‘color-blind’ approach to lawmaking just sustains existing inequality. Lawmakers should have their eyes wide open.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Justice Dept. drops Yale admissions discrimination lawsuit
The lawsuit against Yale University that alleged the Ivy League school was illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: I’ve got your backs, brothers and sisters, and I know you’ve got mine
I feel a bond with other Black people not only in the wake of tragedy but also in our joys and achievements.
Posted inNation & World
Biden moves to advance racial equity, including ending privately run federal prisons
The president will also direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development to take steps necessary to promote equitable housing policy.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln is removed in Boston
The optics of the statue that showed Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing to kneel at his feet drew objections amid a national reckoning with racial injustice.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland’s racial equity panel will hold first public hearing next week
The group will hold its first session at 5 p.m. Thursday to solicit feedback about ‘the ways that the city interacts with the area agencies and organizations in the name of public safety.’