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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine public meetings struggle to curb hate on Zoom
After a spate of virtual ‘bombings’ of racist and antisemitic comments, some communities are changing the rules. With free speech, it’s a fine line.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: I’m the Black owner of a national cannabis company. Here’s why there aren’t many others
A bill to protect banks from federal sanctions for working with legal cannabis firms will help Black cannabis professionals prosper in a business that has historically been used against us.
Posted inNews, Times Record
Former Bath Iron Works welder claims co-workers, supervisors harassed him for being Black
The former Bath Iron Works employee filed a federal discrimination lawsuit alleging he was the target of racist slurs.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Together we must aspire to a more welcoming and safe Maine
Disarming intolerance and bigotry starts with education – this can be uncomfortable and scary, but it works.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Silence is complicity – on (not) teaching Black history in Maine
Florida’s extreme measures have drawn national scrutiny, but our own state must do much more to ensure that K-12 instruction is inclusive of Black and Indigenous people.
Posted inLocal & State, News
In wake of neo-Nazi rally, Augusta seeks to ensure diversity, equity, inclusion in city practices
One city councilor says a recent racist demonstration in the city shows work to make sure Augusta welcomes diversity can’t wait.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Make America Great Again – for whom?
Now as in 2016, the emphasis on ‘again’ gives away the game.
Posted inNation & World, News
HBCU students alerted campus security officer before Jacksonville rampage
The president of the historically Black institution in Jacksonville, Florida, says a campus security officer tipped off by observant students likely stopped the killer who fatally shot 3 people.
Posted inNation & World, News
Jacksonville killings refocus attention on the city’s racist past and the struggle to move on
In recent years, there were signs Jacksonville was changing, and it might still be.