The trailblazing politician, activist and historian was a force behind multiple landmark pieces of legislation and the preservation of Maine’s Black history.
Martin Luther King Jr
Posted inTimes Record
Take MLK Jr.’s lead on the power of nonviolent resistance | Column
As tempting as it may be, returning hate for hate will not heal us. Violence and contempt only deepen polarization and erode moral clarity.
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Posted inMaine
Plans for MLK memorial in Portland remain stalled
Two years after the the City Council allocated $50,000 for the memorial, an artist still hasn’t been selected and the project doesn’t seem to be moving forward.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Think about where Martin Luther King Jr. would stand today
I believe Dr. King would be condemning the conflict in both Gaza and Ukraine – and critical of U.S. involvement.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Fifty-five years after Martin Luther King’s assassination, his teachings still ring true
Tyre Nichols’ brutal beating death in Memphis vindicates Dr. King’s 1964 warning about the risks to the lives of Black people at the hands of police.
Posted inNation & World, News
Biden: Americans should ‘pay attention’ to MLK’s legacy
As the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday morning sermon at King’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, Biden cited the telling question that King himself once asked of the nation.
Posted inMaine, News, Opinion
Sixty years later, King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ resonates in Maine
The letter is being read publicly Monday in an online remembrance of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Some of the readers shared their thoughts about participating, and what the letter means.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Black History Month: Remembering Dr. King, his circle and the challenges of 1968
A journalist who met Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights leader’s last campaigns encountered him at a complicated time.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Letter: Balentine’s MLK column reflects lack of change
Thank you, John Balentine, for your recent article about Martin Luther King Jr., “a man of honor … a modern saint,” as you called him (“Here’s Something: BLM should be more like MLK,” Jan. 21). I did as you suggested and read some of his speeches, and yes, I was in “absolute awe.” I also […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Here’s Something: BLM should learn to be more like MLK
Martin Luther King Jr., a reverend who charted a colorblind approach to racial injustice, was a man of honor. Read his famous speeches and you will be in absolute awe. Oh, how we need a King now. He’d set race-baiters everywhere straight. He’d tell them to love their fellow, flawed human beings as individuals, not […]