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New Gloucester's first Black selectman says it's time to talk about racism

New Gloucester's first Black selectman says it's time to talk about racism
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New Gloucester selectman facing recall quits at meeting

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NEW GLOUCESTER Selectman George Colby abruptly resigned during Monday night’s board meeting at which the board was slated to set a date for his recall election.
“I would love to stay and continue the fight,” Colby read from a prepared statement. “For the sake of my wife and having time for myself and my family, I am done with everything concerning New Gloucester. Good night and good bye.”
Colby then signed off from the Zoom meeting.
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In January, a contingent of residents successfully submitted a petition to the town to recall Colby over a comment they deemed racist. The petition, which had 337 signatures, according to Town Manager Brenda Fox-Howard, was certified by the town registrar Jan. 19 and the Select Board on Jan. 28. ....

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Laura Fralich: White grievance is racism: Why New Gloucester Selectman George Colby needs to be recalled

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Laura Fralich: White grievance is racism: Why New Gloucester Selectman George Colby needs to be recalled
The racial grievance mentality of Colby’s comments are deeply harmful in that they disregard the centuries of racial violence and racist policies as well as the realities of the current racial inequities in wealth, housing, education, criminal justice, and health.
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New Gloucester Selectman George Colby’s comment at the Dec. 3 Select Board meeting raised the question of what it means to be racist, and what qualifies as a racist comment.
There is often a misleading and false rhetoric that, in order to be racist, someone has to explicitly espouse racist views, slurs, or comments. This narrative leads to the mentality that we can easily categorize people, comments, or ideas as racist or not racist. This oversimplification of racism gives a false sense of self-assurance and moral high ground to anyone who does not explicitly prom ....

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New Gloucester recall effort: 'We can do better as a town'

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NEW GLOUCESTER A group of residents seeking to recall Selectman George Colby say they expect to have enough signatures on their petition by the end of the month for a townwide vote.
Cameron Dufty, who started the group New Gloucester United Against Racism last summer, said that Colby’s statements at a Board of Selectmen meeting last month “were rooted in racism.”
At the end of the Pledge of Allegiance during the Dec. 3 meeting, Colby said, “Liberty and justice for all, for everyone. Even us white folks!”
Dufty, along with a few other residents, is leading the petition drive. ....

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