black history
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PublishedFebruary 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.
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PublishedFebruary 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.
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PublishedFebruary 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.
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PublishedFebruary 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.
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PublishedFebruary 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.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2023
A taste of African cuisine comes to Lincoln Theater
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2023
Black history class revised by College Board after criticism
The course is currently being tested at 60 schools around the U.S., and the official materials are intended to guide its expansion to hundreds of additional high schools in the next academic year.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2023
Our View: Dr. King’s legacy must be honored on a daily basis
Beware the chasm between real steps toward racial equity and false steps. After that, beware the racist response to those steps.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2023
Maine Voices: Looking back on 150 years of Emancipation Day celebrations in Portland
Old newspaper reports show us that celebrations of Black freedom and Black activism have a long history in Maine.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2022
New biography of Jefferson makes this case: To know the man, read his writing
'His Masterly Pen' tackles head-on one of the former president's central contradictions: How could he declare that all men are created equal and that slavery is immoral and still be a slaveholder?
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