A journalist who met Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights leader’s last campaigns encountered him at a complicated time.
Black History Month
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Black History Month: Both Portland and Maine complicit in economics of slavery
Via trade with the West Indies, the labor of enslaved Africans built our state and its largest city.
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Posted inThe Forecaster
School Notebook: Feb. 9
Blessed donations Student art contest shines a light on Black History Month Voting is now open in the fifth annual Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine Black History Month Art Contest. This year, UScellular, which conducts the contest, introduced a new element: Members of the Boys & Girls Clubs were encouraged to create their […]
Posted inDo This
Ways to explore Black History Month in Maine
Events planned in February include museum exhibits about Maine’s ties to the slave trade and early communities of formerly enslaved people here, plus virtual talks and tours.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Of Black History month and their work, Black and brown artists say, ‘it’s complicated’
The annual tribute is a double-edged sword. Maine artists wrestle with whether it’s a celebration or maybe a sidelining.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Black history essential to the American story
States that want to erase the shameful parts of our history will also erase some of our greatest achievements as a nation.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Mainewhile: Inventor of airplane car deserves plenty of props this month
Hello, February. Welcome! February is a funny month. It is short and cold, and everyone starts yearning for spring even though it’s really still a good way off. Worse, we all have to suffer through Valentine’s Day smack dab in the middle of the month. Ugh. On the upside, thanks to February also being the […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: Portland aims to be a leader in teaching Black history
In January we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor his life and legacy. Black History Month comes in February, a time to celebrate Black Americans’ achievements and recognize their central role in U.S. history. That makes this an opportune time for me to highlight the Black history curriculum Portland Public Schools is developing […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Black History Month: The past shows the way forward
History shows that the actions of ordinary people have the power to transform the world.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Black history is U.S. history. It will not be erased – no matter how hard America tries
Black history is one of the few fields whose teaching routinely causes the sort of agita we’ve seen yet again this year.