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Thomas O'Neil-White / WBFO News The criminal justice system is a key part of America’s race problem, according to panelists during a virtual session sponsored Thursday evening by Erie Community College’s Anti-Racism Task Force. The topic was "Black and Blue: Policing Communities of Color." For the speakers, the topic has changed considerably because of the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6 by a mainly white mob. One speaker said the riot would have ended far differently if the mob had been African Americans. A number of police officers have been arrested for participating and some Ca...

Efforts deliver equality, services to Melrose residents underway with mayor's task force Kinga Borondy / melrose@wickedlocal.com Melrose residents have responded well to Mayor Paul Brodeur’s call for forming a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Anti-Racism Task Force, submitting applications by the Feb. 5 deadline to join in the city’s efforts to institutionalize equity and deliver city services to all residents. “We’ve had a positive response,” said Jen Grigoraitis, city councilor from Ward 6. “This is an important step in ensuring that Melrose lives up to its motto: One Community; Op...

The initiative, called the Action for Cultural Transformation, was announced at the 7th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Health Equity Symposium on Feb. 3.

It’s Black History Month; how are our schools doing with anti-racism work?  BAR HARBOR — Last year, protests led by high school students in response to the death of a Black man in police custody inspired educators here to take a look at racism and initiate work focused on anti-racism.  “After this summer, no educator can deny harm has been done to our Black and brown children,” said Annah Houston, an eighth-grade English teacher at Conners Emerson School, “because we’ve heard from them.”  Nearly a third of the staff at the Bar Harbor elementary and middle school is parti...

SIUE names Harris vice chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Feb. 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Harris EDWARDSVILLE — Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Randy Pembrook has named Jessica Harris, PhD, as the University’s first vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion (VCEDI) after a national search conducted by Dr. Cornell Thomas, SIU School of Dental Medicine (SDM) chief diversity officer, director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and assistant dean for admissions and student services The national search, which began in mid-October 202...