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PublishedMarch 25, 2020
Darius Swann, who fought for school integration, dies at 95
A man whose challenge to the notion of segregated public schools helped spark the use of busing to integrate schools has died at his Virginia home.
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2020
Commentary: Black youth of Maine disproportionately targeted for mass incarceration
Black History Month serves as a reminder to not only reflect on the harm done but also to take action – starting with closing Long Creek.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2020
Commentary: What Michael Bloomberg will never understand
We need a leader who will work with those affected by greed, racism and sexism instead of discounting, dismissing or silencing them.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2020
South Berwick-based food writer, co-author taking heat for cookbook’s title
A blogger, who claims to have coined the phrase 'Rage Baking' in 2015, says the book overlooks her efforts to fight racial injustice through cooking.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2020
Missteps lead publishing industry to review diversity effort
Mexican American authors and others have cited ‘American Dirt’ as evidence of a publishing culture where white voices are valued above others.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2020
Our View: 2020 should be the last hurrah for Iowa and New Hampshire
Tradition now demands that two small, predominantly white states get to play too big a role in the nominating process.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2020
Maine Voices: Questions about arc of racial justice arise on drive through Georgia
With enough will and unity, equity is difficult but not unattainable, an African American former Mainer says.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2020
Tulsa plans to dig for suspected mass graves from 1921 race massacre
Historians believe as many as 300 black people were killed, and much of Greenwood, one of the most affluent black communities in the country, was leveled by fire.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2020
Leonard Pitts: Call 601-359-3150 – tell Mississippi no one should do 12 years for having a cellphone
Days after Willie Nash's sentence was upheld, the feds recommended that Michael Flynn get six months for lying to the FBI. Seriously?
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PublishedDecember 29, 2019
Maine Voices: Social media opens door to my world
As a half-Japanese teen in a mostly white state, I'm glad that young people and their parents have this platform to learn about diversity and racism.
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