An unprecedented convergence of three crises has disproportionately affect people of color — the coronavirus pandemic, joblessness and police brutality.
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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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Posted inLocal & State
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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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.
Posted inNation & World
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.
Posted inNation & World
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.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
How John Dunjee escaped slavery and came to Bates College in 1866
The first African-American student to attend Bates College may have been a president’s son. John William Dunjee, who escaped from slavery just before the Civil War, began taking classes in Lewiston in 1866 because it cost less than Oberlin College in Ohio, where he had started his studies. Bates at the time had just barely […]
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Our View: In Maine, nationwide, COVID exposes built-in racism
It’s no coincidence that people of color are far more likely to be infected by the novel coronavirus.
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Our View: Juneteenth offers reckoning on race
The holiday marking the end of American slavery is an occasion to consider the still unfulfilled promises of freedom.