racism
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2021
As hate crimes rise, active bystanders needed, advocates say
National tragedies like 9/11 and the pandemic that spark acts of hate against minorities make it important for people to know how to intervene safely, activists say.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2021
Statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee comes down in former Confederate capital
The 21-foot-tall bronze sculpture, installed in 1890, had stood among four other massive Confederate statues in Richmond, Va., that were removed by the city last summer.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2021
Officers, paramedics charged in Elijah McClain’s chokehold death
McClain, a Black man, was put in a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative two years ago.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2021
Hate crimes rise to highest level in 12 years amid increasing attacks on Blacks, Asians
The FBI tallied 7,759 hate crimes last year, marked by a global pandemic, a divisive presidential election and upheaval in the economy.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2021
Maine Voices: What Netflix’s ‘The Chair’ teaches us about voice, representation
The show about a fictional university makes clear how much Maine’s real-life institutions will benefit from uplifting the voices of students and marginalized groups.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2021
Another View: Court makes voting easier – so North Carolina Republicans object
Thousands on probation and parole in North Carolina have regained the right to vote, and they should be welcomed back to society as citizens and voters.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2021
Our View: Vandals should have to step up, heed ‘be better’ challenge
In a lesson to everyone who lashes out in hate, a Bangor man is able to see the humanity in the people who marked his car with racial slurs.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2021
Leonard Pitts: We’re still marching for what already should be ours
On the March on Washington’s anniversary, let’s channel the energy of the man who never ceased demanding that America be what America said it was.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2021
Commentary: Why President Biden should not reward Rahm Emanuel
Based on Emanuel’s time as mayor of Chicago, giving him a plum position in the administration betrays voters who care about police reform.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2021
Insight: America’s reckoning with Indian boarding schools
When coming to terms with the history of a destructive policy, the nation needs to be guided by accountability, not pity.
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