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Sharpton to DeSantis: Stop censoring Black history

by ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press February 15, 2023February 15, 2023

Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced plans to block state colleges from having programs on diversity, equity and inclusion, and critical race theory.

Nation & World, News

As red states target Black history lessons, blue states embrace them

by Hannah Natanson Washington Post February 13, 2023February 13, 2023

Since 2019, at least four reliably Democratic states – Connecticut, Delaware, Maine and Rhode Island – have passed laws requiring instruction on Black history.

Times Record

A taste of African cuisine comes to Lincoln Theater

by The Times Record February 3, 2023February 3, 2023

Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater will host a screening of “Our Roots,” the first episode in a documentary series “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America,” on Feb. 7 as part of its recognition of Black History Month. Keleen Watson and Peter Ebanks of J&J Jamaican Grocery and Gift Shop will serve free appetizers […]

Nation & World, News, Schools and Education

Black history class revised by College Board after criticism

by CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and SHARON LURYE Associated Press February 1, 2023February 1, 2023

The course is currently being tested at 60 schools around the U.S., and the official materials are intended to guide its expansion to hundreds of additional high schools in the next academic year.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Dr. King’s legacy must be honored on a daily basis

by The Editorial Board January 16, 2023January 15, 2023

Beware the chasm between real steps toward racial equity and false steps. After that, beware the racist response to those steps.

Maine Voices, Opinion

Maine Voices: Looking back on 150 years of Emancipation Day celebrations in Portland

by Eben Miller Special to the Telegram January 1, 2023December 31, 2022

Old newspaper reports show us that celebrations of Black freedom and Black activism have a long history in Maine.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

New biography of Jefferson makes this case: To know the man, read his writing

by Frank Freeman December 18, 2022December 17, 2022

‘His Masterly Pen’ tackles head-on one of the former president’s central contradictions: How could he declare that all men are created equal and that slavery is immoral and still be a slaveholder?