Thank you @POTUS and @VP for an inspiring evening celebrating Black History Month. https://t.co/4AXiaiy7XK
Rachel Ross
@RTalbotRoss · ME · H
Posts200
Engagement8,075
Voting-record position-0.507
CoverageJan 20, 2020 to Jun 19, 2023
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Most distinctive Civil Rights 23.9 pp above the party median
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| Civil Rights | 31.3% | 7.5% | +23.9 pp | Over-indexed | 200 |
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RT @blackgirlinmain: Which Dr. King are you honoring today? The passive and soothing caricature of change or the Black man who made white p&
ICYMI, my remarks from tonights #BlackLivesMatter protest at #PortlandME City Hall. Photo courtesy of @n_a_schroeder. https://t.co/LHtZPXiAWa
This for me, and I daresay for a number of people of color in Maine, is so overdue-long overdue- but I dont think we will go back to business as usual. I do believe we are at the beginning of a new way of addressing race and racism. https://t.co/W3mT5G1cSt
Last year, the Legislature approved my bill to make Juneteenth a state holiday here in Maine. Today is an opportunity to recognize and commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people, celebrate freedom and reflect on our history. https://t.co/Bye4UzoUzS
L.D. 2, An Act To Require the Inclusion of Racial Impact Statements in the Legislative Process, is the first step in recognizing that many of our laws have produced disproportionate outcomes for generations of Black and indigenous populations in Maine. #mepolitics https://t.co/832i73Oz9L
The federal case in TX serves as a wake up call that opponents to abortion won<U+2019>t stop and their tactics are far reaching, even here in ME. Abortion care is medical care, yet across the country fundamental rights and freedoms are being taken away or restricted at an alarming rate.
There have to be mechanisms built into the body politic that are formal and that continually analyze and address systemic racism within our public policy, said Commission Chair Rachel Talbot Ross. #mepolitics #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/arhFbBPzPO
<U+201C>It<U+2019>s very exciting,<U+201D> Talbot Ross said Friday. <U+201C>I<U+2019>m really grateful we will all be on this journey together to learn what will have an impact, and that<U+2019>s the key word in racial impact statements <U+2013> it<U+2019>s impact.<U+201D> #mepolitics https://t.co/B3U3JZA55N
Rep. Talbot Ross... seemed skeptical that such a distinction mattered... saying it could be used as an excuse to racially profile individuals. With all due respect, being Black in America, [they appear to be] the exact same thing, she said. https://t.co/GafUMjRzgU