An Anti-racist Blog

A variety of topics. A variety of resources. A variety of voices.

Jeff Bailey

May 17, 20221 min read

Racial Justice in Every Breath, Not as a Task List or a Project

Today we are linking to a post that comes to us from Heather Denkmire, who posted it on Black Girl in Maine's blog....

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2021 History Teacher of the Year Nataliya Braginsky

Adelaide Solomon Jordan

May 2, 20221 min read

2021 History Teacher of the Year Nataliya Braginsky

This is what we need to be hiring in teachers. How does teaching history in Maine look now that LD 1664 passed in June of last year. "An...

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The Part of History You've Always Skipped- "Knowing Better"

Jeff Bailey

May 1, 20221 min read

The Part of History You've Always Skipped- "Knowing Better"

Though this is a long video, it is an excellent description of how American History is often taught to minimize the "uncomfortable" parts...

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Adelaide Solomon Jordan

Feb 28, 20222 min read

Looking back at Trayvon Martin

"Ten years ago today, Trayvon Martin was killed. Trayvon wasn’t so different from me. I resembled him as a teenager, and as a young...

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Carly

Feb 26, 20221 min read

Medical Racism

Chidiebere Ibe, a student at the University of Uyo has begun to create medical drawings featuring people of color, which is something...

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Jeff Bailey

Oct 21, 20211 min read

Conversations at RSU 56

This SunJournal article below details some of the work being done on Civil Rights, Equity and Diversity in RSU 56.

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Bangor High School Launches New Speak Truth to Power Pilot Program

Adelaide Solomon Jordan

Oct 15, 20211 min read

Bangor High School Launches New Speak Truth to Power Pilot Program

Bangor High School has partnered with the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation and the Tramuto Foundation to offer this "a first of...

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The Religious Society of Friends work for inclusion and Anti-Racism

Adelaide Solomon Jordan

Oct 9, 20211 min read

The Religious Society of Friends work for inclusion and Anti-Racism

The Religious Society of Friends is popularly known as Quakers. The Society publishes a journal, Friends Journal. Many contributions come...

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Podcast Episode: The History of Whiteness and How We Teach about Race

Jeff Bailey

Oct 3, 20211 min read

Podcast Episode: The History of Whiteness and How We Teach about Race

I have been listening to an excellent series of podcasts from Learning for Justice--formerly Teaching Tolerance-- called "Teaching Hard...

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Beyond the Intentions: Educator Action on Bias

Jeff Bailey

Aug 18, 20211 min read

Beyond the Intentions: Educator Action on Bias

I recently attended an excellent training by Code.org, an organization dedicated to helping all students have access to computer science...

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The Danger of a Single Story | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Adelaide Fuller

Jul 11, 20211 min read

The Danger of a Single Story | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

"Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single...

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Lynn Newell

Jul 7, 20213 min read

The Surprising Power of Crayons

Note: This blog post was originally posted at the Great Schools Partnership blog and has been cross posted with permission. Lynn Newell...

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Let's Talk Vocab!: A Western Maine Community Zoom Conversation

Adelaide Fuller

May 23, 20211 min read

Let's Talk Vocab!: A Western Maine Community Zoom Conversation

When we talk about inequity, it can sometimes feel like no two people in a room have the same understanding of the words we use. Maybe,...

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Racism is a Public Health Crisis: April 21-23

Adelaide Fuller

Apr 18, 20211 min read

Racism is a Public Health Crisis: April 21-23

5 Events Hosted by Stand Against Racism and YWCA Central Maine We were just passed this information about an incredible series of events...

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Adelaide Fuller

Feb 28, 20212 min read

Beyond Black History Month

Today is the last day of the "shortest, coldest month of the year." So what does that mean for your self-education and work around Black...

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Adelaide Fuller

Feb 7, 20212 min read

Well, what can I do?

When I've chatted with (white) people about anti-racist work, one of the most common phrases I've heard is something like: "There's...

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