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Mia Schultz has watched three other Black women in Vermont leave leadership posts in the...

Thomas Franco was an aspiring doctor when he realized that his real passion was policy. While a premed student at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, Franco volunteered at a free health clinic outside of Cleveland. Talking to the patients helped him recognize the societal inequities that lead to poverty and, in turn, poor health outcomes. "It was just like this moment where I realized, OK, if Im going to make a difference, and I am going to change the narrative here, I have ...

weekly political column. Tim Newcomb If five of the legislatures top six jobs are held by women and the sixth by a man of color, can we say equality is at hand, at least under the (currently virtual) Golden Dome? Is it fair to start noticing common human foibles, such as ambition and rivalry, in the new leadership class? Rep. Becca Balint (D-Windham) is president pro tempore of the Senate. The major...

A Black member of a Vermont towns selectboard has resigned, citing safety concerns and “blatant bigotry” shes experienced in the community.

2021/01/27 00:17 WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) — A Black member of a Vermont towns selectboard has resigned, citing safety concerns and “blatant bigotry” shes experienced in the community. Alicia Barrow sent a resignation letter to the Hartford selectboard on Friday evening. “Though I no longer feel safe nor welcome in a place I have called home for 15 years, I still care very much for the community and its right to exercise the democratic process,�...

Black Woman Quits Vermont Town Board, Citing Bigotry, Her Safety Alicia Barrow said she believes the backlash is partly due to her being a Black woman in a position of power and outspoken advocate for racial justice Published January 26, 2021 • Updated on January 26, 2021 at 2:26 pm Town of Hartford, Vermont A Black member of a Vermont towns selectboard has resigned, citing safety concerns and "blatant bigotry" shes experienced in the community. Alicia Barrow sent a resignation le...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — Bennington resident Mia Schultz, chairwoman of the Bennington Town Democratic Party, has been elected president of the Rutland Area Chapter of the Vermont NAACP. She said she hopes to use the two-year position to continue the historical organization’s fight for racial justice. Schultz will become president January 1 when she succeeds Tabitha Moore, who announced in September she was stepping down due to months of harass...