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.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
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.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
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.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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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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.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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.
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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.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
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.
Posted inNation & World, News
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.
Posted inTimes Record
A taste of African cuisine comes to Lincoln Theater
Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater will host a screening of “Our Roots,” the first episode in a documentary series “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America,” on Feb. 7 as part of its recognition of Black History Month. Keleen Watson and Peter Ebanks of J&J Jamaican Grocery and Gift Shop will serve free appetizers […]