racism
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PublishedAugust 30, 2020
Maine Voices: No schools in Maine retain Native American nicknames, mascots – that’s something to celebrate
The focus has been on the bill banning the practice in the future, but it should be on the heroes who brought about its end.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2020
Maine Suffrage Centennial: To make America great, vote Black women into office
Black women are uniquely equipped to provide inclusive, fiscally adept and collaborative leadership.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2020
Commentary: Colleges’ move away from standardized testing during COVID should be permanent
When schools adopted entrance exams, they believed it put every student on a level playing field. But that’s never been true.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2020
Thousands gather at March on Washington commemoration
They come together near the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic 'I Have a Dream' address in 1963.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2020
Sen. Breen: Fight for American women’s voting rights was generations-long battle
There are few clear-cut heroes or villains in the story of ratification, which features some events that fill us with pride and others that bring shame.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2020
NFL teams cancel practice in response to Blake shooting
The New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Washington Football Team and Green Bay Packers all canceled practices.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2020
Kyle Rittenhouse, charged with killing 2 in Kenosha, was fixated on supporting police
Media reports indicate he attended a Trump rally in Des Moines on Jan. 30, sitting in the front row and posting a TikTok video from the event.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2020
Maine Voices: White is a race, and we white people can’t ignore that anymore
Everything around us conspires to make racism invisible to white people, but we can overcome that.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2020
Leonard Pitts: The appraisal of how little Black life is worth begins at birth, and never ends
The people seeking ludicrous excuses for the police shooting of Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black Wisconsin man, don’t want to face the real reason.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2020
Black Wisconsin man shot by police not likely to walk again, lawyer says
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers calls for calm Tuesday, while declaring a state of emergency in Kenosha, where crowds destroyed dozens of buildings and set more than 30 fires on Monday night.
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