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PublishedFebruary 12, 2021
Maine Voices: Systemic racism has no home in our state
The Hancock County sheriff’s racist reaction has left Mainers without essential public health services. He should resign.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2021
Our View: Racial impact should be part of Maine’s legislative process
A ‘color-blind’ approach to lawmaking just sustains existing inequality. Lawmakers should have their eyes wide open.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2021
Report finds hate groups in U.S. declining, but migrating to online networks
The Southern Poverty Law Center, an Alabama-based organization that tracks racism and xenophobia, says it identified 838 active hate groups operating across the U.S. in 2020.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2021
Maine Voices: Disunity trumps democracy in America
When 147 members of Congress vote to contest the 2020 election results even after the Capitol attack, it’s hard to believe that our ‘better angels’ will prevail.
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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
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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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
How Martin Luther King Jr. Day feels different after ‘a year of revelation’
Black Lives Matter is likely the largest movement in American history. On the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the question is, what does it mean for Maine?
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2021
Maine Voices: Feeling the wounds of Jan. 6 – embodiment as an anti-racist practice
Paying attention to physical responses to the Capitol attack can help white people see how Black, brown and queer bodies have been barred and assaulted.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2021
New York attorney general sues NYPD over use of force at Floyd protests
Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit includes dozens of examples of alleged misconduct during the spring demonstrations.
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