Co-conspirators, Dr. Bettina Love argued, put themselves and their privilege on the line. They use their whiteness and spend their capital.
Tag: Black Lives Matter
Vermonters call for police reforms in public forum
Vermonters told lawmakers they want reforms to police training, the elimination of qualified immunity and school resource officer programs.
Police ID dead man as Black Lives Matter street painting vandal
Police say the man responsible for the June 14 vandalism died in a car crash.
Devon Thomas: Black lives need to matter too
People of color in Vermont need our white neighbors to take us seriously and listen.
Board terminates Windsor principal pending hearing
Principal Tiffany Riley came under fire after a controversial Facebook post about the Black Lives Matter movement. Her attorney said she is being treated unfairly.
Rutland Regional Medical Center to implement implicit bias training
The action follows the raising of the Black Lives Matter flag and issuing of statements acknowledging systemic racism in the medical field.
Mill River school district will raise BLM, Pride flags despite controversy
A Mill River Union High School student’s proposal to raise the Black Lives Matter flag sparked debate within the community.
Jesse Cormier: Do Black lives matter to UVM Athletics?
My biggest regret while coaching at UVM was not demanding more from the leadership at the university to implement systemic change to truly support diversity at the school and specifically in our Athletic Department.
Demonstrators clash at Montpelier pro-police rally
A contingent of Black Lives Matter supporters grew to about 150 by midday, becoming large and loud enough to upend the roughly 250-person pro-police event.
As Vermonters speak out against racism, a ‘spate of hate’ has also emerged
As protests against racism in Vermont have intensified, another trend has emerged: a rise in bias incidents and vandalism of anti-racist displays across the state.
Investigation: St. J police acted appropriately in BLM protest, except for body-camera violation
‘It wasn’t anything that I was surprised to see,’ Town Manager Chad Whitehead said of the investigator’s findings.
Anti-Black Lives Matter graffiti spurs Windham County protests
Authorities are investigating spray-painted statements on roads in Brattleboro, Jamaica, Newfane and Putney similar to others found in southeastern Vermont earlier this month.
Dave Gram: Neutrality is not truth, nor is it equity
The phenomenon of conservatives dressing up as journalists is quite a thing in Vermont lately.
Brattleboro reaches common ground on police review
After weeks of public discord, local leaders and social justice advocates have agreed to work together to draft a proposal on how to study community safety.