Work in Portland and South Portland includes groups looking into racial inequities in the two cities, and Falmouth is holding racial awareness classes to its employees.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Mainers mark MLK Day with calls to action, online observance
A daylong webinar series explores racial equity in Maine; Gov. Janet Mills and other elected officials honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: King’s call for economic justice unfulfilled
Racial disparities in income and wealth are as restrictive today as segregation was in the past.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Racial equity committee gets three more months to complete work
The committee looking into systemic racism and inequity in the city now has until April 21 to make its recommendations to the City Council.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: ‘She-cession’ strikes Black and Latina women the most
Some have labeled the pandemic-driven economic slump a “she-cession,” noting how heavily it has weighed on women. Yet this is so general as to be misleading: The real victims have been primarily Latina and Black. To help them recover, Congress and the Biden administration must recognize and address the issues – particularly in the family […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Racial equity panel hears concerns about police influence, no-knock warrants
The Racial Equity Steering Committee will have public comment next at its Jan. 14 meeting.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Police review panel deems Jennings’ response unacceptable
The Police Citizen Review Subcommittee doubles down on its recommendation to add two residents to the Portland Police Department’s use of force committee.
Posted inNation & World, News
Bruce Carver Boynton, who inspired 1961 Freedom Rides, dies at 83
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.
Posted inNation & World
Teen charged in Kenosha shootings due back in Illinois court
Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorneys are fighting efforts to send him to Wisconsin to stand trial on homicide charges.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Healthy U.S. economy failed to narrow racial gaps in 2019
The typical white family possessed eight times the wealth of Black families and five times the wealth of Hispanic families in 2019, the Fed said.