This is about enfranchising the more than 700,000 mostly Black and brown people who have waited centuries for representation in Congress.
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Maine Voices: Portland proclamation controversy points to need to keep learning from history
With historians providing insight, contention over monuments, statues and historical commemoration can broaden our understanding of the past.
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Leonard Pitts: Black history is U.S. history. It will not be erased – no matter how hard America tries
Black history is one of the few fields whose teaching routinely causes the sort of agita we’ve seen yet again this year.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Judge’s statue shows immortality can be fleeting
U.S. Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller was known for many things in his day, but his connection to racial injustice is not worthy of honor.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
Proposed law would require Maine schools to teach African American history
The measure, which would also require schools to teach about the history of genocide, comes as states across the U.S. are examining how they’re teaching about racial and social injustice.
Posted inMaine, News
‘A missing piece:’ Maine’s connections to slavery are hidden in plain sight
Largely left out of history books or minimized as an insignificant footnote, slavery remains a nearly hidden aspect of the history of Maine.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Martin Luther King Jr.’s challenge to liberal allies – and why it resonates today
King understood the perils of allowing overt white supremacy to overshadow submerged racism.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Say it – Hank Aaron is the real home run champion
One revelation has been missing from the countless tributes to ‘Hammerin’ Hank’: that his steroid-free 755 homers remain an all-time record.
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Echoes of the past and the long road ahead for racial justice
Black Mainers reflect on the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
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The Maine Millennial: White supremacist violence goes deep in our history
And the proud display of emblems of hate during the attack on the Capitol shows we haven’t faced up to our ugly story.