We can’t change what happened in the past, but that doesn’t mean we should ignore it, my own family history shows.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The Tulsa Race Massacre is America’s own Tiananmen Square
We too have buried both bodies and the truth. Only when we admit our past can we stand with the victims of other nations.
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Juneteenth is a symbol that matters
Putting the end of slavery on par with the signing of the Declaration of Independence is a significant event.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine senators should back D.C. statehood
The disenfranchisement of Washington’s largely Black population is a stain on our democracy.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Bills would mandate Holocaust and Black history education in Maine
The legislation before the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee would require all Maine public schools to include curriculum on genocide and Black history in their courses of study.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: I’ve spent my working life fighting other people’s racism. Now I must confront mine.
An educator and former prosecutor is now doing the necessary work of challenging his own false stereotypes about Black people.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
Proposed law would require Maine schools to teach African American history
The measure, which would also require schools to teach about the history of genocide, comes as states across the U.S. are examining how they’re teaching about racial and social injustice.
Posted inLocal & State, News
‘A missing piece:’ Maine’s connections to slavery are hidden in plain sight
Largely left out of history books or minimized as an insignificant footnote, slavery remains a nearly hidden aspect of the history of Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Work to eradicate poverty, racism, militarism, MLK Jr. Day speaker urges at Waterville event
The breakfast recognizing the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, usually held at Senior Spectrum’s Muskie Center in Waterville, was held virtually Monday because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inLocal & State
Echoes of the past and the long road ahead for racial justice
Black Mainers reflect on the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.