Tom Waddell: Racism is in our roots

Commentary: Remembering – and retelling – my father’s account of Buchenwald in 1945

How can we ensure that future generations respect and honor Holocaust survivors’ and witnesses’ memories?

Maine Voices: Fifty-five years after Martin Luther King’s assassination, his teachings still ring true

Tyre Nichols’ brutal beating death in Memphis vindicates Dr. King’s 1964 warning about the risks to the lives of Black people at the hands of police.

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.

Commentary: Increasingly diverse U.S. workplaces will force more employers to be flexible

Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are by now common across America. So far, too many have been rigid, poorly developed and prone to failure.

The Maine Millennial: Looking at Portland’s racial disparity in arrests, and weighing what it means

What I know is that bias is pervasive, even if most of us don’t think of ourselves as biased at all. 

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.

Police, school officials investigate racist graffiti painted on Waterville elementary school

Peter Hallen, assistant superintendent of Waterville Public Schools, said it is important to find those responsible for the graffiti, but having the schools and Waterville community address the issue is critical to spreading awareness and effecting change.

Former EMMC employee awarded $3 million, saying racial discrimination led to firing

Attorneys for David Ako-Annan said the damages represented the largest sum awarded for a racial discrimination case in Maine.

Oath Keepers head testifies in his trial for seditious conspiracy

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told jurors he is a patriotic American as he took the witness stand to defend himself against charges his far-right extremist group planned an armed rebellion at the U.S. Capitol.