Sixty years later, King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ resonates in Maine

Martin Luther King Jr

Published
January 15, 2023

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.
Published
February 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.
Published
January 17, 2022

Darmita Wilson: A family’s journey through the civil rights movement

Wilson, a vice president of Northern Light Medical Group, spoke Monday at Rotary Club of Waterville's virtual 36th Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.
Published
January 17, 2022

MLK Day message: Don’t wait for someone else to work for racial justice in Maine

Panelists in a virtual event renew Martin Luther King's call to act with urgency in the fight for racial equity and social justice in Maine.
Published
January 17, 2022

On MLK Day, King III implores Senate to act on voting rights

The civil rights leader's eldest son criticized the president and Congress as a whole on Monday for failing to pass voting rights legislation.
Published
January 16, 2022

Farmington postpones Martin Luther King Jr. Day service due to storm

Event expected to be rescheduled, possibly to later this week.
Published
January 16, 2022

Our View: Maine’s Susan Collins should heed MLK’s words on voting rights

The senator and her Republican colleagues must recognize that there is no middle ground in the march toward multiracial democracy.
Published
January 14, 2022

Waterville Rotary Club to host virtual Martin Luther King Jr. event Monday for public

The celebration will feature a talk by Darmita Wilson, vice president of Northern Light Medical Group, and will be held at 8 a.m. Monday.
Published
January 18, 2021

Dr. Nirav Shah keynotes MLK Day observance in Farmington

Farmington Area Ecumenical Ministries hosts service via Zoom
Published
January 18, 2021

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.