racism
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Film shows what it’s like to be a Vt. teen of color
MIDDLEBURY — Director Bess O’Brien will discuss her documentary film “I Am From Here” at a Zoom Webinar on Tuesday, February 16, at 7 p.m. The webinar will…
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Essay contest to address racism in Vt. schools
RUTLAND — In honor of Black History Month in February, the Rutland Area branch of the NAACP is holding an essay contest for high school students in Rutland,…
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Letter to the editor: BLM flag provides opportunity to talk about racism
I am incredibly disappointed by the discussion around the BLM flag at Mt Abe, and feel compelled to speak up. This is about holding our institutions accountable. This…
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Middlebury selectboard gets schooled on racism
MIDDLEBURY — The members of the Middlebury selectboard asked for a tutorial on white supremacy and the root causes of racism. And that’s just what they got on…
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Middlebury police take stock of race relations
MIDDLEBURY — Brandon resident Bashiru Abdulaziz on Sept. 3 met up with the two Middlebury police officers who had ordered him to “raise your hands” during their investigation…
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Legislative Review: Vermont must confront racism
For too long, white Vermonters have thought of ourselves as untouched by racism: It’s taken several high-profile and despicable actions for us to really understand how vicious racism is right here in Vermont. The age…
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Ways of Seeing: Racism in Vermont
For most people in Vermont (by most here, I mean white) racism is something you know exists, but it’s easy to think it doesn’t happen here and isn’t…
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Final anti-racism event in series planned in city
VERGENNES — The last of the Vergennes anti-racism Voices in the Park gatherings of the summer is planned for the city green this Saturday, Aug. 29, from 4…
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Ways of Seeing: Rethinking American political progress
On Aug. 18, Donald Trump posthumously pardoned Susan B. Anthony. who voted illegally in 1872, well before the 19th amendment granted some women that right in 1920. I…
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Letter to the editor: Color influences police response
We have written previously about the racist history of policing in our country and how police are doing exactly what they were created to do: protecting property over…
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Letter to the editor: We must dismantle white supremacy
At Rokeby Museum, where I am a trustee, we have embarked on the challenge of adding advocacy for social and racial justice to our mission. In light of…
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Middlebury police probe racist incidents
MIDDLEBURY — Police in Middlebury are investigating more incidents of leaving racist messages in public places, or of stealing anti-racist messages. The latest is a series of posters…
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Letter to the editor: Policing rooted in racism; Middlebury isn’t exempt
The history of the police may seem like it was a long time ago, and it is tempting to think that we should focus only on the present.…
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Letter to the editor: Police racism is undeniable
When Chief Hanley stated, “I reject completely the notion that Middlebury PD engages in systemic racism and I’m not going to engage in a debate over it,” in…
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Letter to the editor: Reader reacts to intolerance with poetic license
Editor’s note: The writer responds to an item in the July 30 edition of the Independent with a poem. From “Statement on Hacking Incident at Middlebury Selectboard Meeting”…
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Midd officials condemn racist incident at meeting
Editor’s note: This message came from Brian R. Carpenter, chair of the Middlebury selectboard. In the early moments of the Middlebury selectboard’s July 28 meeting, which was being…