https://stage.pressherald.com/tag/racism/page/4

Racism

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 24, 2023

John L. Micek: Words of wisdom and a warning
Published
May 14, 2023

Commentary: Remembering – and retelling – my father’s account of Buchenwald in 1945

How can we ensure that future generations respect and honor Holocaust survivors’ and witnesses’ memories?
Published
April 11, 2023

Through My Lens: Neo-Nazis can’t scare Black community out of Maine
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.

advertisement

Published
February 27, 2023

Analysis: Scott Adams and the right-wing insistence on white victimhood

The creator of the 'Dilbert' cartoon, Adams has been able to tread further into controversy thanks to celebrity and power.
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?
Published
February 16, 2023

Racism takes a toll on the brain, research shows

Experiences of racial discrimination are consistently linked with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, substance use and PTSD, as well as physical ailments such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity.
Published
February 12, 2023

Identity, environment and resourcefulness all served up at the excellent CMCA Biennial

The 2023 Center for Maine Contemporary Arts' show, which encompasses 35 artists, is not without its share of controversy.
Published
February 8, 2023

Clarence Page: College Board AP course tests our racial politics, too

The critics of Advanced Placement African American studies quickly expose their ignorance of the breadth and depth of Black history.