A brief history of the Black church’s diversity, and its vital role in American political history

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Published
February 19, 2023

A brief history of the Black church’s diversity, and its vital role in American political history

Millions of enslaved Africans were forcefully converted to the Christian faith. The Black church came about when African Americans began to establish their own congregations.
Published
February 19, 2023

Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist and man of compassion for all in trouble

Bayard Rustin led a long and complicated life dedicated to the fight for equal rights. Targeted by the FBI, Rustin became a close adviser to Martin Luther King Jr.
Published
May 10, 2021

Bills would mandate Holocaust and Black history education in Maine

The legislation before the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee would require all Maine public schools to include curriculum on genocide and Black history in their courses of study.
Published
April 4, 2021

Face Time: Adelaide Solomon-Jordan, teacher of Black history and the African American experience

Solomon-Jordan retired as an educator in Rumford schools in 2020 and continues to volunteer and teach area students and others about Black history and the Black experience.
Published
February 28, 2021

How Black cartographers put racism on the map of America

Mapping is one way African Americans fight for equality and help each other navigate a racially hostile landscape.
Published
February 16, 2021

Proposed law would require Maine schools to teach African American history

The measure, which would also require schools to teach about the history of genocide, comes as states across the U.S. are examining how they're teaching about racial and social injustice.
Published
February 14, 2021

‘A missing piece:’ Maine’s connections to slavery are hidden in plain sight

Largely left out of history books or minimized as an insignificant footnote, slavery remains a nearly hidden aspect of the history of Maine.
Published
January 4, 2021

Ascension to legislative leadership is bittersweet for Talbot Ross

Rachel Talbot Ross, a Portland Democrat, is the first Black person in state history to serve in a leadership role in the Maine Legislature.