A former Obama speech writer travels the world to uncover how we’re seen, and whether it matters.
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Commentary: Juneteenth doesn’t mark the end of the history lesson
Acknowledging the legacy of slavery has come to be perceived as a threat. But facing and examining our past will ultimately benefit us.
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Leonard Pitts: Allow teachers to teach the truth about our country
Nobody benefits when educators have to soft-pedal history to keep white people comfortable.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Influential ideology encourages inaccurate picture of Portland city government
Critical race theory fuels division and fails to equip us to deal with the real issues facing our community.
Posted inFood
Who invented the hamburger?
Biting into the messy history of America’s iconic sandwich.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Under the shadow of World War II, an ordinary family’s extraordinary impact
Told through remarkable correspondences, ‘The Weidners in Wartime’ tracks one family’s path to Resistance heroism.
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Leonard Pitts: ‘The right to vote is fundamental to our American democracy’
Sen. Joe Manchin is asking those of us who face the loss of our voting rights to trust him as he wagers those rights on Republican integrity and good faith.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
The story of Europe’s infamous witch trials gets the Monty Python treatment
The comedy that runs through Rivka Galchen’s “Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch” is a magical brew of absurdity and brutality.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside Table: How to get through tough times? This book, set in World War II, has some answers
“I recently finished reading ‘Symphony for the City of the Dead’ by M.T. Anderson and winner of several awards. This book was chosen by my book club and was based on the true story of Soviet-Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, who used his musical talents to bring hope to the people of his country during the […]
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Leonard Pitts: Where Black history is concerned, America specializes in not knowing
Tulsa is the site of just one of the many massacres of Black Americans that whites have smothered in a conspiracy of silence.