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Published
May 27, 2023

Commentary: Florida’s censorship of ‘diversity’ efforts are a tantrum born of white guilt

For a moment Americans seemed ready for more substantive, and frank, engagement with race that anti-racism education demanded. Unfortunately, the moment was short-lived.
Published
May 21, 2023

Commentary: Propaganda and politics? None of that in class, please

Students should be introduced to competing perspectives that challenge their preconceived points of view. Without a strong foundation in history, civics and social studies, that's challenging.
Published
April 6, 2023

Maine Voices: We need to continue uncovering hidden histories, not ignoring them

Any historical material that illuminates the past and present is valuable, even if – especially if – it tells an uncomfortable story.
Published
April 4, 2023

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.
Published
February 24, 2023

Commentary: Malcolm X was way ahead of his time

Before his assassination, 58 years ago this week, he journeyed from street hustler and prisoner to international voice for the oppressed. Who knows what he could have become?

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Published
February 21, 2023

Maine Voices: I am grateful to you, Jimmy Carter, for being my role model

You have lived your ideals and made a real difference in the world, holding on to hope even as some of your biggest accomplishments have been dismantled.
Published
February 18, 2023

The Maine Millennial: Maine’s Black history should be taught and learned

If you don’t know that your people have always belonged somewhere, it’s hard to feel at home there.
Published
February 18, 2023

Portland’s Victoria Mansion confronts its ties to slave economy

The city landmark was the vision of a Mainer-turned-Southerner on the eve of the Civil War. But the 'unwilling architects' who built Ruggles Morse's fortune have largely been ignored.
Published
February 15, 2023

Sharpton to DeSantis: Stop censoring Black history

Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced plans to block state colleges from having programs on diversity, equity and inclusion, and critical race theory.
Published
February 13, 2023

As red states target Black history lessons, blue states embrace them

Since 2019, at least four reliably Democratic states - Connecticut, Delaware, Maine and Rhode Island - have passed laws requiring instruction on Black history.