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PublishedFebruary 23, 2023
Maine Voices: I am grateful to you, Jimmy Carter, for being my role model
You have lived your ideals and made a real difference in the world, holding on to hope even as some of your biggest accomplishments have been dismantled.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2023
The Maine Millennial: Maine’s Black history should be taught and learned
If you don’t know that your people have always belonged somewhere, it’s hard to feel at home there.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2023
Sharpton to DeSantis: Stop censoring Black history
Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced plans to block state colleges from having programs on diversity, equity and inclusion, and critical race theory.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2023
Black history class revised by College Board after criticism
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.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2023
Our View: Dr. King’s legacy must be honored on a daily basis
Beware the chasm between real steps toward racial equity and false steps. After that, beware the racist response to those steps.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2023
Maine Voices: Looking back on 150 years of Emancipation Day celebrations in Portland
Old newspaper reports show us that celebrations of Black freedom and Black activism have a long history in Maine.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2022
New biography of Jefferson makes this case: To know the man, read his writing
'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?
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PublishedDecember 3, 2022
Commentary: What Haiti needs is respect and democracy
A Nov. 15 Bloomberg editorial called only for police order, with nary a word about free elections or respect for Haitian independence.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2022
The Maine Millennial: What if we had a monarch of our own?
A head of state, as opposed to a head of government, could be a useful outlet for a variety of energies.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2022
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.
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