Tumultuous demonstrations stir debate about what tactics are free speech and which go too far.
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Black History Month: Schools were segregated in the North, too
The battles of the civil rights era were also fought outside the Jim Crow South.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Systemic racism has no home in our state
The Hancock County sheriff’s racist reaction has left Mainers without essential public health services. He should resign.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Racial impact should be part of Maine’s legislative process
A ‘color-blind’ approach to lawmaking just sustains existing inequality. Lawmakers should have their eyes wide open.
Posted inNation & World
Report finds hate groups in U.S. declining, but migrating to online networks
The Southern Poverty Law Center, an Alabama-based organization that tracks racism and xenophobia, says it identified 838 active hate groups operating across the U.S. in 2020.
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Maine Voices: Disunity trumps democracy in America
When 147 members of Congress vote to contest the 2020 election results even after the Capitol attack, it’s hard to believe that our ‘better angels’ will prevail.
Posted inLocal & State
‘We’re still around’: Young activists continue to push for racial equity
Mainers who led rallies for racial justice last summer look to lessons from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders as they try to keep the movement going.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: King’s call for economic justice unfulfilled
Racial disparities in income and wealth are as restrictive today as segregation was in the past.
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Maine Voices: Living King’s dreams or his nightmares
Were Americans as outraged about uncoordinated Capitol security and the contrast with the aggressive presence at gatherings after George Floyd’s murder?
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
How Martin Luther King Jr. Day feels different after ‘a year of revelation’
Black Lives Matter is likely the largest movement in American history. On the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the question is, what does it mean for Maine?