The purpose of the statements is to address what many see as systemic racism in state government by considering whether a proposed new law would help, hurt or have no impact on historically disadvantaged racial populations.
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Posted inNew England
Tribes mourn on Thanksgiving: ‘No reason to celebrate’
Thursday’s solemn National Day of Mourning observance in downtown Plymouth, Massachusetts, recalled the disease and oppression that European settlers brought to North America.
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Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Thanksgiving Day race around the corner
BETHEL — The fifth annual Thanksgiving Day Race will take place on Thursday, Nov. 25 at 9 a.m., where runners can pay an entry fee of $20 to run or walk the 5K that weaves through Bethel. The race will start at The Gem Theater, where racers can go inside and register and receive a […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn
Auburn’s Leroy Walker apologizes for racist comments
City leaders say they’ll form new diversity committee to tackle racial issues in Auburn.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston leaders call Leroy Walker’s racist comments ‘hurtful and detrimental’
Auburn council member’s commentary assailed by elected leaders from Lewiston in a statement issued Friday.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn
Auburn officials denounce those who questioned naming bridge for John Jenkins
City leaders have been largely silent about call by nation’s largest Muslim civil rights group for Leroy Walker to resign following racially-charged comments about Jenkins’ skin color.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Racist comments from Auburn city councilor tarnish agreement to name footbridge after John Jenkins
Leroy Walker said that alleged looting by “dark-colored people” in the South reflects badly on John Jenkins, former mayor of both Lewiston and Auburn who died last year.
Posted inNation / World
Inside a KKK murder plot: Grab him up, take him to the river
In 2015, three Ku Klux Klan members hatched a plot to murder a Black man who had been recently released from a state prison
Posted inSports
Women to swim, bike and run for cancer cure in virtual triathlon
Hundreds of women are set to compete in Tri for a Cure, which has adopted a virtual format for the second straight year.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
RSU 10 Equity Committee looks to make school a better place
Committee is a group of more than 35 members, including educators, school resource officers, school psychologists, students, school board members and administrators.