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Juneteenth · BendBend’s Human Rights and Equity Commission chair said Wednesday that she wants the city to hold an emergency meeting to address how the city handled a claim of discrimination that slowed funding for this year’s Juneteenth celebration.The city delayed a sponsorship payment to organizers of this year’s Juneteenth event over a post that an organizer had made on her personal Facebook account. The post drew a citizen complaint that caused senior city …Read Article
Bend commission calls for emergency meeting over Juneteenth funding
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Juneteenth · BendJoslyn Stanfield received a phone call from a community member a little over three weeks before the Juneteenth event she was co-organizing. The caller tipped her off that Bend city staffers had discussed backing out on the event because of a Facebook post she made. “That was very shocking and upsetting,” Stanfield said.Another group had already pulled out of holding a larger Juneteenth event because they were afraid of racist attacks against Bla…Read Article
Bend quietly considered pulling funding for sole Juneteenth event over Facebook post
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Kevin Costner · PatersonMajor League Baseball is having trouble connecting with fans in today’s game, which has to do with the style of play. In case anyone was unaware, American baseball has a marketing problem. This seems impossible considering how popular the sport is in Latin America, the Caribbean, Japan, and South Korea. But in the United States, baseball has long given up its place as America’s pastime. There is nothing more heartbreaking than the ratings declin…Read Article
