Racial justice
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2021
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.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2020
Commentary: ‘She-cession’ strikes Black and Latina women the most
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PublishedDecember 21, 2020
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.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2020
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.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2020
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.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2020
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.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2020
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.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2020
Justice Department threatens funds to NYC, Seattle and Portland over unrest
An attempt at any cuts will likely be met with immediate legal challenges.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2020
Mayors of New York, Seattle reject Barr’s characterization as anarchies
The attorney general says the cities aren't performing basic governmental functions to keep people safe.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2020
Pending bills offer opportunities to address racial equity in Maine, commission advises
A new permanent commission set up to examine the status of racial, indigenous and tribal populations says racial equity should be a central consideration for all new laws in Maine.
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