Martin Luther King Jr
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2021
‘We’re still around’: Young activists continue to push for racial equity
Mainers who led rallies for racial justice last summer look to lessons from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders as they try to keep the movement going.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2021
Maine Voices: Living King’s dreams or his nightmares
Were Americans as outraged about uncoordinated Capitol security and the contrast with the aggressive presence at gatherings after George Floyd’s murder?
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2021
Our View: King’s call for economic justice unfulfilled
Racial disparities in income and wealth are as restrictive today as segregation was in the past.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2020
Commentary: Ruth Bader Ginsburg modeled the practice of anti-cancel culture
The late Supreme Court justice sought to persuade her opponents, rather than destroy them.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2020
Portland’s Martin Luther King Day dinner delivers hard lessons in Maine history
Ships built here carried slaves from Africa, and the state's indigenous tribes and people of color have been marginalized and persecuted under racist laws, speakers said.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2020
Faith and politics mix on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Leaders wrestle over the contested legacy of the civil rights leader against the backdrop of a presidential election year.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2020
Portland’s annual MLK celebration continues with broad community support
With a defunct Portland NAACP chapter, several organizations step in to help organize the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, which has been a social institution for nearly four decades.