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PublishedDecember 3, 2023
In Lewiston, young people are face of change for low-income Mainers, people of color
A group of 15 people from immigrant communities met to address ways to counter systemic barriers in the state and develop strategies for building relationships.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2023
Malaga Island-inspired ‘This Other Eden’ is fiction; critics say it revives harmful myths
Paul Harding says his latest novel, up for major awards, is not meant to be historically accurate. But archivists and descendants believe it badly invites inaccurate depictions of the Maine island's mistreated residents.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2023
Lobster apprenticeship program aims to diversify working waterfront
Lift All Boats, launched by Luke's Lobster, gives young people of color access to an iconic Maine industry that can be difficult to crack.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2023
Midcoast dairy farmer to compete in the Mongol Derby, the longest horse race in the world
Jessie Dowling, of Whitefield, will leave for Mongolia later this month to prepare for a 620-mile race against 44 riders from around the world.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2023
Tyre Nichols video shows brutal 3-minute beating by police
Rallies were planned Friday night in Memphis; Boston; Chicago; Detroit; New York City; Portland, Oregon; and Washington.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2022
Little by little, the Legislature is becoming more diverse
With the swearing in of newly elected representatives and senators next month, the Maine Legislature will include a total of five members who are Black.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2022
Twenty-one additional graves found in search for Tulsa Massacre victims
The massacre wiped out generational wealth, and victims were never compensated, but a pending lawsuit seeks reparations for the three remaining known survivors.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2022
Appeal filed to remove controversial books from Jay high school library
A committee previously reviewed the books and recommended they stay in the library.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2022
Whites are now more likely to die from covid than Blacks. Here’s why the pandemic shifted.
As the pandemic progressed, the damage done by the coronavirus broadened, and the toxicity of modern-day politics came to the fore.
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PublishedApril 21, 2022
Federal appeals court upholds ruling allowing a prosecutor to dismiss a juror of color
The judge writing the opinion for the court said the trial judge had "erred" but that the Maine Supreme Judicial Court had correctly upheld the conviction of the Lewiston man, though the case was 'troubling.'
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