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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rose Barboza, founder of Black Owned Maine. It has been edited for length and clarity.In the summer of 2020, I started a directory of Black-owned businesses in Maine. I was looking for a way to support the Black community for people…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rachelle Hruska, the founder of clothing brand Lingua Franca. It has been edited for length and clarity.When I started Lingua Franca, it wasn’t meant to be a business. I was running another company and took up embroidery to get out of…
After Andy Gerry and his business partners put a “No ICE” sign in the window of their lobster roll shop in Portland, Maine, backlash followed quickly.Gerry said dozens of bad reviews flooded the restaurant last week after lists circulated online of area businesses that had hung “No ICE” posters following…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Andrew M Volk, owner of Hunt & Alpine in Portland, Maine. It has been edited for length and clarity.In mid-January, I gathered my staff of 10 for a training session on what to do if ICE agents showed up at my…
The deadly shootings by ICE agents in Minnesota are driving some CEOs to publicly wade into politics again. It’s a break from a corporate retreat fueled by fears of irking President Donald Trump, investors, consumers and others.Their remarks in recent days range from expressions of grave concern and grief to…
Federal immigration agents on Saturday shot and killed a US citizen in Minneapolis — the second fatal shooting involving ICE officers this month — adding more fuel to an already explosive national debate over immigration enforcement.The killing sparked an outcry on Minneapolis streets, as well as online, eliciting sharp responses…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Loan Huynh, an attorney who serves as the chair of the immigration department at Frederickson & Byron, a law firm based in Minneapolis. The following has been edited for length and clarity.These are not normal times.There’s a huge concentration of ICE…
It turns out that deporting people for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency isn’t the profit booster Avelo Airlines had hoped.The budget airline announced a new network strategy on Tuesday designed to strengthen its balance sheet after years of inconsistent earnings, including the closure of several bases and the removal…
