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PublishedDecember 29, 2020
Statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln is removed in Boston
The optics of the statue that showed Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing to kneel at his feet drew objections amid a national reckoning with racial injustice.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2020
Portland’s racial equity panel will hold first public hearing next week
The group will hold its first session at 5 p.m. Thursday to solicit feedback about 'the ways that the city interacts with the area agencies and organizations in the name of public safety.'
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PublishedNovember 23, 2020
‘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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PublishedOctober 30, 2020
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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PublishedOctober 6, 2020
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.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2020
Residents rally to support Waterville Iraqi family after allegations of racist comments by neighbor
Falah Waheeb and his family say they have received an outpouring of support from central Maine residents following publicity about a protection order they are seeking against Catherine Weeks, a member of the Waterville Planning Board.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
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.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2020
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.
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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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