Racial impact statements are a sensible way to understand, act on inequalities

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Racism exists in Maine. Racial disparities exist in Maine. We may not all experience them, and we may not all see them. But these all-too-common forces and inequalities don’t stop at the state border. They are here.
When we say this, it is not an attack on Maine or its history. This is not a slight again...