People of color sense danger in LePage’s words
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/09/02/people-of-color-sense-danger-in-lepages-words/
Forrest Butler moved from New York City to Brunswick with his wife four years ago. He wanted to relocate his business and start a family in a place far removed from the metropolitan frenzy.
Butler said its hard sometimes being a black man in an overwhelmingly white state, and he has become increasingly discouraged by the tone thats been set by Maine Gov. Paul LePage.
Last week, the governor said during a town hall forum that heroin dealers arrested in Maine are overwhelmingly black or Hispanic, even though statistics dont support that contention. He defended those comments for several days, and even expanded on them, as criticism mounted about why he brought race into the discussion about Maines drug epidemic in the first place.
I feel as if I need to wear a T-shirt that says Im not a drug dealer, Butler said Thursday. Im a business owner, a homeowner, I have two children who are biracial. I moved to your state because its gorgeous and great for families.
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