Black history
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PublishedAugust 20, 2023
Maine Voices: Let’s be prompt and unambiguous as we nip hatred in the bud
Plans to tighten prohibitions on organized private armies should be just the start.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2023
Underground Railroad site in Westbrook preserved with plaque
A new marker is dedicated at the location of a safe house for slaves fleeing to freedom in the 1800s.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2023
Clarence Page: Why #MontgomeryRiverfrontBrawl gained new meaning in Black conversations
A racially tinged melee involving the Alabama city’s usually peaceful riverboat ride has opened up a national conversation, thanks to social media.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2023
Commentary: The Henrietta Lacks settlement is bigger than one family’s victory
The lawsuit that led to the historic agreement acknowledges the history of racism in the country’s medical system and the need to right those wrongs.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2023
Commentary: Tony Bennett was a humanitarian at heart
Bennett won 20 Grammys, but unlike many musicians, he could also boast such a platinum record in civil rights.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2023
Another View: Learning the wrong lessons about slavery
Here is why Florida’s new guidelines for teaching African American history need some work.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
Another View: Despite vows to reverse them, changing Army base names has noble purpose
Defense leaders rightly support removing names honoring the Confederacy because they want to rid the military of racism and discrimination.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2023
Commentary: What makes me a patriot and not a nationalist
True patriotism acknowledges mistakes in an effort to improve, so that one’s country can be the best it can be.
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PublishedJune 18, 2023
Westbrook shares connections, history at Juneteenth celebration
Among the speakers was a Portland chef who urged the crowd of about 200 to 'love your way out of the darkness.'
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PublishedJune 10, 2023
Maine Voices: ‘Woke’ should not be a four-letter word
Being aware of how we have treated and still treat other people in our society is so important to our society's evolving that it should be honored, not vilified.
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