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PublishedJuly 24, 2020
Cape Elizabeth committee to help council eliminate racism, inequality
The Civil Rights Committee will be asked to review town policies and recommend changes to promote equity and inclusion.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2020
Effort to restore Portland’s historic African American meetinghouse sees surge of support
Many have donated recently to the group restoring the historic former Black church building in Portland, but the project needs $1 million more.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2020
Rep. John Lewis remembered for legacy of ‘good trouble’
From former presidents to colleagues in Congress, John Lewis is remembered as a civil rights icon who pursued “good trouble” to make a difference in the United States
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PublishedJuly 17, 2020
Former gas station becomes a canvas for artwork fueled by racial reckoning
Counting from Thirteen, a temporary public art project, is to be unveiled Saturday at what was once the Gulf Express Mart at 754 Congress St. in Portland.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2020
Cape diversity group eager to see new advisory committee
The Cape Diversity Coalition is eagerly awaiting a new diversity advisory committee that Cape Elizabeth officials will be mapping out in detail next week.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2020
Maine Voices: Portland city manager position should be abolished
Decisions that defund public health – like closing the India Street Positive Health Clinic – devalue the needs of Black and Latinx Mainers.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2020
Our View: Racist NFL team name finally going away
We should all wonder what took so long.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2020
Life of James Weldon Johnson, who wrote ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ ended tragically in Maine
The civil rights activist and educator was killed in a car accident in 1938 after vacationing in Islesboro.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2020
Concerns raised in Falmouth over race disparity, council working on solutions
About 20 residents and town officials discussed the disproportionate arrests of black people in Falmouth at a community workshop.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2020
Teenagers lead the way in Black Lives Matter movement
Nationally and in Maine, young people of color are leading protests and asking their local leaders to address systemic racism.
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