The civil rights leader’s arrest at a Virginia bus station helped light a fire that tore down Jim Crow laws in the U.S.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
‘It’s gotten nasty’: Clash over racial equity work roils Cumberland
Six months after SAD 51 issued two racial equity letters, the district continues to see backlash from a resident who has alleged an illegal meeting and hiring.
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Posted inNation & World
Election emerges as referendum on race relations in America
An unprecedented convergence of three crises has disproportionately affect people of color — the coronavirus pandemic, joblessness and police brutality.
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Texas officer charged with murder in Black man’s shooting
Wolfe City Police Officer Shaun Lucas fatally shot Jonathan Price, 22, at a convenience store in the small town northeast of Dallas.
Posted inNation & World
AP program could elevate Black studies in high schools nationwide
Its release follows a three-year pilot in 11 public schools with widely varying racial demographics.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s racial profiling law won’t work without data
If police don’t record the perceived race of the people they stop, there’s no way to tell if bias plays a role.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We can recognize and rebuke racism, though we can’t erase its sting
The details of what I’ve faced as a Black man in America are individual, but the experiences are painfully ubiquitous among Black people.
Posted inNation & World
Black kids die more often after surgery, new research shows
Over a five-year period, the study finds that 23 Black children died within 30 days of surgery compared to 13 white kids.
Posted inNation & World
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.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
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.