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PublishedJune 3, 2020
AP sources: White House softens on sending troops to states
President Donald Trump appears to be privately backing off his threat to deploy troops to the states in order to quell protests over police brutality
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
USM plans for equity training, scholarships in response to Floyd death
The university will be expanding racial equity training to include campus police and prioritizing scholarship funding for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2020
Bates focuses on social justice on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Lewiston college community, with many area residents in attendance, eyes issues related to inequity and bias in everything from the college's origin to children's picture books.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2020
Waterville fire chief: Alleged white power gesture in photo made ‘unknowingly’
Waterville Fire Chief Shawn Esler said he investigated the allegation that a firefighter was making a hand gesture associated with "white power" in Facebook photo.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2019
Report finds fault with Kennebunk High’s response to former teacher’s human rights complaint
The 59-page report by a Boston-area law firm says officials did not take appropriate steps to investigate allegations by Rosa Slack, who filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission in 2018.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2019
Priest’s staff blames ‘racist’ dog for denying work at a church to a black housekeeper
The priest said his dog had had a bad experience with a black person so is aggressive toward strangers, especially African Americans. The Diocese of Memphis said no racial discrimination occurred.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2019
Americans in Mexico uneasy as anti-Mexican rhetoric rises in the U.S.
A common worry among U.S. residents in Mexico is whether President Donald Trump’s virulent xenophobic, anti-immigrant rhetoric will reawaken Mexico’s own rabid nationalism.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2019
Racism at Edward Little highlighted in The Boston Globe
Auburn officials say racial issues at high school deserve more attention but insist the city's high school is typical in the problems it faces.
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PublishedJune 24, 2019
Kennebunk grapples with another racial incident involving students
A video allegedly depicts two teenage girls drinking and one repeatedly using a racial slur.
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PublishedJune 19, 2019
School district settles with former Kennebunk teacher over racist incidents
RSU 21 agreed to settle with former Kennebunk High School teacher Rosa Slack, who filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission in January 2018.
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