A daylong webinar series explores racial equity in Maine; Gov. Janet Mills and other elected officials honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
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King’s speeches resonate in time of violence and racial tension
Racial-justice activists have fought similar battles in King’s time and today; for that reason, his most famous speeches are still relevant.
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Gardiner, Augusta Civil Rights Teams honor Martin Luther King Jr. with virtual celebration
Despite remote learning since winter break, Gardiner’s and Augusta’s Civil Rights Teams have found ways to celebrate MLK Jr. Day, while Skowhegan Area High School is focusing on personal pronouns.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Spencer Emerson: ‘Part of Dr. King’s words are coming to life’
L-A native, teacher and football coach says, however, the American Dream in King’s speech will be difficult to attain until the great disparity in each American’s “starting point” is addressed.
Posted inMaine, News
Mainers reflect on Dr. King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech
We asked eight Mainers to read parts of Dr. King’s immortal “I Have a Dream” speech, and share their thoughts on how his words resonate with them today.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Leslie Hill: The context of ‘freedom’ has shifted since the 1960s
Leslie Hill, the now-retired professor emerita of politics at Bates College in Lewiston, saw Dr. King speak when she was 13. She spoke to the Sun Journal about what the climax to King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech meant, and its reverberations today.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
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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Martin Luther King Day Service set for Farmington
Guest speaker will be Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Nirav Shah.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Bates focuses on social justice on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Lewiston college community, with many area residents in attendance, eyes issues related to inequity and bias in everything from the college’s origin to children’s picture books.
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King’s call rings with fresh urgency
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Martin Luther King’s men had a different question. At least, according to his aide, Andrew Young, they did. When the first reports went out that King had been gunned down while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in this city, America and the world demanded to know one thing: Who […]