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Racism in Maine - join the conversation, pass it along

6/11/2020

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I just signed my name onto the Black Lives Matter mailing list. It is a powerful global movement, not just a meme on social media. Trying to pay attention.

            Three African-American University of Maine alumni spoke to 300+ people on a UMaine-sponsored Zoom conference today. Two are Maine business owners; one is a Brown University professor.
            I continue to be shocked by testimonials from Black Americans – my neighbors! – about their lived experiences: getting spat upon, demeaned, called the n-word, harassed, pulled over. Then I’m embarrassed to be shocked, so oblivious. One man gave up daylight-driving because of chronic cop stops. A woman talked about becoming pregnant shortly after Trayvon Martin’s murder. Her first thought on learning that she was carrying a boy? Dread. How would she keep her baby safe from murder-by-cop?
            I’m glad our whitest-state-in-the-country is engaging in this work – uncomfortable, difficult, essential. Keep talking; keep reading.
            Consider this: Overhaul or abolish police and prisons. Sounds radical, but the more I learn about the origins of both in our country, the more I believe we need a radical reboot. There are better, safer, more humane ways to establish justice.

           
My 60th year in 60,000 words
Day 289: 161 words, TOTAL = 48,228; 11,772 remaining

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    Robin Clifford Wood is an award-winning author, poet, and writing teacher.  She lives  in central Maine with her husband, loves to be outdoors, and enjoys ever-expanding horizons through her children, grandchildren, and granddogs.

    To read about the "60th year in 60,000 words" challenge, go to the August 27th blog post. 
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