Martin Luther King Jr

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
January 15, 2023

Biden: Americans should ‘pay attention’ to MLK’s legacy

As the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday morning sermon at King's Ebenezer Baptist Church, Biden cited the telling question that King himself once asked of the nation.
Published
January 15, 2023

Sixty years later, King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ resonates in Maine

The letter is being read publicly Monday in an online remembrance of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Some of the readers shared their thoughts about participating, and what the letter means.
Published
February 20, 2022

Black History Month: Remembering Dr. King, his circle and the challenges of 1968

A journalist who met Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights leader’s last campaigns encountered him at a complicated time.
Published
January 31, 2022

Letter: Balentine’s MLK column reflects lack of change

Published
January 18, 2022

Here’s Something: BLM should learn to be more like MLK
Published
January 18, 2022

Through My Lens: ‘Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere’
Published
January 18, 2022

Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: Portland aims to be a leader in teaching Black history
Published
January 17, 2022

MLK Day message: Don’t wait for someone else to work for racial justice in Maine

Panelists in a virtual event renew Martin Luther King's call to act with urgency in the fight for racial equity and social justice in Maine.
Published
January 17, 2022

On MLK Day, King III implores Senate to act on voting rights

The civil rights leader's eldest son criticized the president and Congress as a whole on Monday for failing to pass voting rights legislation.