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Black people in Maine are greater than 20 times more likely to be affected by COVID-19.
Maine leads the US with the widest racial disparity in infections (27%) between black and white people.
The number of times black or brown people are mentioned in this editorial by the Portland Press Herald?
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Addressing the Opportunity Gap is a community campaign to raise at least $100,000 to accelerate and expand our school district’s equity work. The Portland Promise, our schools' comprehensive plan, has a goal of rooting out systemic and ongoing inequities in our schools.
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3 hours ago ·
PLEASE SHARE: Since 2008, the City Council has voted to increase the Police budget by 40%, or about $5 million.
In the same period, they voted to slash the Public Health budget by 47%, or about $2.4 million.
Remember back in 2016 when Jon Jennings and the Council said we "couldn't afford" the India Street Clinic?
Since Jon Jennings was hired as City Manager in 2015, the Police Department has requested budget increases that are, on average, more than double what they were before Jennings ($300k vs. $660k).
The City Council has never voted to reduce City Manager Jon Jennings's recommended Police budget. ... See MoreSee Less
22 hours ago ·
Facial recognition is like nuclear weapons: a technology too dangerous to exist. It should be banned. Thank you Pious Ali for your leadership. ... See MoreSee Less
23 hours ago ·
#JusticeforElijah ... See MoreSee Less
1 day ago ·
Maine Information and Analysis Center, whose activities fall under the control of Maine Public Safety Commissioner and former Portland Police Department chief Michael Sauschuck does, by Sauschuck's own admission, collect information about citizens not involved in criminal activity.
www.pressherald.com/2020/07/12/stolen-documents-show-maine-police-unit-shifted-focus-from-terrori... ... See MoreSee Less
1 day ago ·
Not us, not the former mayor of Portland. Young people. That's who's leading the #blacklivesmatter movement. ... See MoreSee Less
1 day ago ·
COVID-19 is affecting Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other people of color the most.
#wearamask. Especially in Maine. ... See MoreSee Less
1 day ago ·
Mainers have a Message for Susan Collins ... See MoreSee Less
3 days ago ·
Never trust Susan Collins again.
PS this ad was made by Republicans who supported Susan Collins through her entire career. Even they see that she’s changed. ... See MoreSee Less
4 days ago ·