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Residents ask council to condemn racist handouts; council and staff respond on library funding and reporting
Summary
A resident delivered copies of racially offensive literature found in Providence and asked the council to issue an official statement condemning the material. Councilors expressed support for residents and discussed county-level library funding concerns raised earlier in the meeting.
During the public comment period on Oct. 15, Providence resident Kendra (executive director of Stokes Nature Center) told the council she repeatedly found racist literature distributed in the city and asked the council to issue an official statement that the material does not represent Providence.
"It is clear that when we stay silent, it's going to keep happening because silence is complicity," Kendra…
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