racism
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PublishedJune 28, 2021
Family, friends mourn 2 victims of potential hate crime outside Boston
Prosecutors say Nathan Allen drew swastikas and wrote messages about whites being superior in the weeks leading up to the shootings, which took the lives of a retired state trooper and an Air Force veteran, both Black.
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PublishedJune 27, 2021
North Berwick school district struggles with response to Confederate flag and racism
Displays of the flag and concerns about the district's approach to diversity work recently led to the resignation of a well-respected teacher in SAD 60.
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PublishedJune 25, 2021
Maine Voices: Dismantling white supremacy requires a good mirror
Telling a person of color that the work of eliminating racial injustice is essentially complete is a tactic used to oppress minority populations.
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PublishedJune 24, 2021
Our View: Collins takes wrong side on voting rights
The Maine Republican left no room for compromise as states pass voter-suppression laws.
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PublishedJune 19, 2021
Commentary: Juneteenth doesn’t mark the end of the history lesson
Acknowledging the legacy of slavery has come to be perceived as a threat. But facing and examining our past will ultimately benefit us.
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PublishedJune 19, 2021
Maine Voices: Panic about critical race theory undercuts students’ search for truth
Young people aren’t fooled by attempts to treat stories from U.S. history and American literature like shameful family secrets to be covered up, a Maine teacher says.
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PublishedJune 16, 2021
Leonard Pitts: Allow teachers to teach the truth about our country
Nobody benefits when educators have to soft-pedal history to keep white people comfortable.
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PublishedJune 16, 2021
Maine Voices: Influential ideology encourages inaccurate picture of Portland city government
Critical race theory fuels division and fails to equip us to deal with the real issues facing our community.
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PublishedJune 11, 2021
Pulitzer Prizes awarded for coverage of pandemic, racial injustice protests
The Associated Press and The New York Times each won two Pulitzers, the most prestigious prize in journalism, first awarded in 1917.
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PublishedJune 11, 2021
Teen who recorded Floyd’s arrest, death wins Pulitzer citation
Darnella Frazier's video, which shows the Black man repeatedly saying he couldn't breathe before going limp, was posted to Facebook hours after it was recorded, sparking outrage in Minneapolis and beyond.
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