A nonprofit arts organization says it will put the house on display within two weeks.
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Posted inNation & World
Actress Charlize Theron’s not leaving the U.S., but worries about safety of her black children
The South African-born actress said her comments about safety worries were taken to extremes in media reports.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Martin Luther King Jr.’s call remains unanswered
His ‘Mountaintop’ speech is still relevant 50 years later in its insistence upon economic justice in the U.S.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Listen to Martin Luther King Jr., and make these ‘powerful days’
But in order to fight institutional racism, Americans must first own up to the fact that it exists.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Myth that M.L. King Jr. brought equality to nation is dangerous
The forces that oppose his cause use it to erode our memory of a radical whose fire needs emulating today.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Building named for racist scientist doesn’t reflect University of Maine’s values
This tribute shouldn’t be paid to a former UMaine president who promoted racist selective-breeding policies and worked to sow doubt about the link between smoking and cancer.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Statue would help tell story of pioneering athlete
The remarkable Penobscot pro baseball player Louis Sockalexis is long overdue for recognition.
Posted inNation & World, News
Sacramento rally demands justice in 22-year-old’s killing by police
Hundreds gather in a peaceful call for reform in the wake of Stephon Clark’s shooting.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Honduran man who claimed racial profiling is convicted of illegal entry
Mario Ernesto Garcia-Zavala, 22, was arrested in Portland on Sept. 9, 2017, after a trooper stopped the van in which he was a passenger.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Harper Lee estate sues over Broadway adaptation of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
The suit contends that the script wrongly alters Atticus Finch and other characters from the book.