Maine’s Economy Maine’s unequal pandemic recession and recovery Maine’s economy is making a slow but steady recovery from the depths of the downturn spurred by the arrival of the coronavirus and COVID-19. But like the […] James Myall Posted October 20, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Jobs, Racial Equity
Maine’s Economy A legislative path toward justice According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, Black Mainers are six times as likely to be incarcerated as white Mainers, and Mainers of color typically experience […] VillageSoup Posted September 24, 2020 Tags Racial Equity
Maine’s Economy Anti-racist action in Portland follows canceled Black Lives Matter protest In Portland, according to the FBI Crime Data Explorer and the US Census Bureau, 17.8 percent of police arrests from 2008-2018 were of Black people, while Blacks account for only 8.3 […] Portland Phoenix Posted September 9, 2020 Tags Racial Equity
Jobs and Income Portland lawmaker’s mission: ‘Abolition of structural racism’ Unlike most commissions that rely on mainstream economic advice, this one has a progressive look: a representative from Coastal Enterprises, and James Myall, a respected analyst from […] Portland Phoenix Posted July 22, 2020 Tags Racial Equity
Maine’s Economy Lawmakers looking to eliminate racial injustices Policy analyst James Myall of the Maine Center for Economic Policy emphasized the importance of using national statistics to fill in the gaps of missing information. “In […] Fox Bangor Posted July 10, 2020 Tags Inequality, Racial Equity
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Maine lawmakers urge colleagues to prioritize bills aimed at ending systemic racism In mid-June about 28 percent of the Maine’s positive COVID-19 cases were among Black residents – who make up just 1.4 percent of the state’s total population. […] Portland Press Herald Posted July 2, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity
Health Care Black Mainers are 8 times more likely than white Mainers to be hospitalized for COVID-19 New data from the Maine Center for Disease Control shows that Black Mainers are more than eight times as likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 as white […] James Myall Posted June 30, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Racial Equity
Health Care, Jobs and Income Maine has nation’s worst COVID-19 racial disparity An analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy yielded similar results, albeit using a different method of analyzing the numbers. That analysis showed an infection rate […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 21, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity
Health Care, Jobs and Income New Commission on race equity sends Gov. Mills first recommendations to reduce racial inequality in the near and long term The brutal, unjust killing of George Floyd on May 25 and so many Black lives taken before and since, has reignited a global conversation about systemic racism […] Amjambo Africa Posted June 18, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity
Maine’s Economy Race equity commission calls on Mills to launch Truth and Reconciliation process Maine’s new Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations sent a letter to Governor Janet Mills on Thursday outlining immediate steps the administration should […] Beacon Posted June 18, 2020 Tags Inequality, Racial Equity