Saturday’s gathering at the Intervale Center focused on raising awareness of Proposal 2, which would remove references to slavery from the Vermont Constitution.
Proposal 2 would change the language of Vermont’s Constitution to remove contingency clauses and formally abolish slavery, part of a nationwide movement.
Vermont Black and brown community stakeholders must be centered in the creation of any bill related to the work of eradicating systemic racism.
Lawmakers and anti-hunger advocates gathered on the Statehouse steps Wednesday to rally for universal free meals in K-12 schools.
Rev. Mark Hughes, executive director of the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance, told senators that the bill needs more testimony.
Organizers say it’s the first community center in the state run by Black people for Black people.
The legislation establishes a Health Equity Advisory Commission ‘to promote health equity and eradicate health disparities among Vermonters.’
The state has relied on community leaders to build trust and spread the word about the Covid vaccine. “I can use my voice because my community trusts me, even though they are hesitant to get the vaccine,” said Irene Webster, who has helped lead outreach to African communities.
The Burlington mayor now says he will return Tyestia Green to her role overseeing an assessment of the city's police department.
The lawmakers are considering a loan fund to help people of color and others hurt by outmoded marijuana laws to launch businesses in the new retail marijuana system.
Stories of Black women leaving southern Vermont are forcing the overwhelmingly white state to face the reality that some of its citizens of color don’t feel welcome within its bounds.
The ballot question would delay local licenses for cannabis retailers until October 2022, a measure that small growers say will balance scales that the state has tipped in favor of established dispensaries.
Xusana Davis, Vermont’s first executive director of racial equity, has had a busy first year and a half on the job. Some think her expanding duties justify establishing an office.
The city’s new director of 'police transformation' says he can bring the community together around police reform. He’s facing initial challenges.
