A study by the Brookings Institution reports Federal bank directors ‘are overwhelmingly white’ and ‘overwhelmingly male.’
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Boston turns historic page with Kim Janey, city’s first female and first Black mayor
Fellow Democrat Marty Walsh resigned Monday to become President Joe Biden’s labor secretary.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Bates College suspends security officer after complaints of mishandling incident
The officer, a 25-year veteran, also told students that Black students ‘get way with a lot more’ because security is afraid to deal with them.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Racial impact should be part of Maine’s legislative process
A ‘color-blind’ approach to lawmaking just sustains existing inequality. Lawmakers should have their eyes wide open.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Justice Dept. drops Yale admissions discrimination lawsuit
The lawsuit against Yale University that alleged the Ivy League school was illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants.
Posted inNation & World
Biden moves to advance racial equity, including ending privately run federal prisons
The president will also direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development to take steps necessary to promote equitable housing policy.
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Mainers reflect on Dr. King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech
We asked eight Mainers to read parts of Dr. King’s immortal “I Have a Dream” speech, and share their thoughts on how his words resonate with them today.
Posted inNation & World, New England
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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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.’
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
‘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.