Race
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PublishedJuly 13, 2020
Legal experts review Black Minnesota teen’s life sentence
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who was top prosecutor in Hennepin County during Myon Burrell's sentencing, says she welcomes and supports the panel.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2020
The View From Here: White with a capital ‘W’
It's too easy for white people to think that racial hierarchies don't affect them.
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PublishedJune 29, 2020
Judge warns he’s likely to move trials in George Floyd death
A Minnesota judge sets a March 8 trial date for 4 former officers if they are tried together, though he said he expects motions to be filed to separate their trials.
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PublishedJune 29, 2020
Racial equity webinar series planned for municipal leaders
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PublishedJune 28, 2020
Our View: In Maine, nationwide, COVID exposes built-in racism
It's no coincidence that people of color are far more likely to be infected by the novel coronavirus.
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PublishedJune 27, 2020
Commentary: Black people are not naturally vulnerable to COVID. That’s junk race science
Those who blame African Americans draw upon an odious intellectual tradition.
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PublishedJune 19, 2020
Our View: Juneteenth offers reckoning on race
The holiday marking the end of American slavery is an occasion to consider the still unfulfilled promises of freedom.
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PublishedJune 18, 2020
Panel recommends ways for Mills to address racial disparities in Maine
The state commission is urging several steps, including using federal CARES Act funding to support a response to the COVID-19 pandemic for minority populations in the state.
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PublishedJune 14, 2020
Insight: Strip Confederates’ names from military bases. They were slavery’s soldiers
To continue to honor those who sought to destroy the Union in defense of slavery sends an abominable signal to African Americans.
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PublishedJune 13, 2020
Maine libraries and bookstores seeing increased demand for books about race
Since the death of George Floyd and widespread Black Lives Matter protests, Mainers – both children and adults – have been reading more about race.
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