Vermont lawmakers passed a wave of police reforms immediately after the murder of George Floyd two years ago. Since then, progress has been slow.
With policing bills reduced to studies, justice reform advocates see a pattern of inaction
Tag: Black Lives Matter
Molly and Richard Jesse: With Prop 5, do Black lives matter?
For Vermont in 2019, Black women experienced abortions at a rate 4.4 times that of white women. What is the conclusion from this?
Black history at UVM
A look back at a complex past, from the editors of the Vermont Cynic.
Facebook user’s lawsuit claims Vermont statute violates free speech rights
A Brattleboro supporter of Black Lives Matter is challenging the constitutionality of a state law that prohibits disturbing the peace by “electronic communications.”
Walt Amses: Flaps over the nation’s flag are nothing new
When American soldiers fight and die in battle, it isn’t for the physical flag but the freedom and democracy it represents, which includes both flying it proudly or incinerating it in protest.
'Racism Has No Home Here': Student activism and the BLM flag at Rice Memorial High School
The final installment in an invitational series exploring the history of the Black Lives Matter flag in Vermont's schools.
Black Lives Matter flag raised, stolen and replaced at Mill River
A flag celebrating Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ pride, raised at Mill River Union High School on Tuesday after more than a year of debate, disappeared around 12 hours later.
Photo Gallery: Burlington celebrates Vermont First African Landing Day
The third annual Vermont First African Landing Day commemoration held at the Intervale Center in Burlington on Saturday marked the anniversary of when the first enslaved people from Africa landed in Virginia in 1619.
New Black history exhibit at St. Albans Museum hindered by lack of Black history photos
The St. Albans Museum has plenty of photos of the area’s wealthy, white families. But curators are struggling to find historic photos of local Black people.
Vermont leaders share life stories to nurture the next generation
“You can never wait to be invited,” one activist told students at the Governor’s Institute on Global Issues and Youth Action.
Bill Schubart: Conservative hysteria
I appreciate a well-reasoned conservative argument and often find myself in agreement with some or all of what I hear, but the far right’s invectives against a sincere effort to confront the implicit bias and racism of the past at a deeper level seems to me sound and fury signifying nothing.
State police probe anti-BLM vandalism at Jericho residence
Police say they are looking for a suspect who painted graffiti on a Jericho resident’s home and car.
Former Windsor principal’s lawsuit moves toward trial
Tiffany Riley’s suit accuses the school district of firing her unjustly and infringing on her right to free speech.
Vermonters gather across Burlington for the first city-organized Juneteenth celebration
Vermonters gathered at parks, schools and other spots across Burlington Saturday for the first city-wide celebration of Juneteenth. The federal government also designated Juneteenth a federal holiday earlier this week. […]
