Jeff Bailey
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
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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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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Adelaide Solomon Jordan
Oct 3, 20211 min read
Banned Books Week
The last week in September is "Banned Book Week" an annual week sponsored by the American Library Association and Amnesty International,...
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Adelaide Solomon Jordan
Sep 11, 20211 min read
The Role of Black Morticians
I honestly don't know what the role of white morticians is beyond providing professional funeral services. I do know that like many...
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Jeff Bailey
Sep 6, 20211 min read
Black Leadership in Defense of the Working Class
Today is Labor Day. A day set aside to celebrate the American worker and to recognize the efforts of those in this country who have...
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Jeff Bailey
Sep 1, 20212 min read
The Story of Akiko Kato and Japanese- American Incarceration
When I was a high school student in the 1990's I learned about the horrors of the Holocaust in school. I was aware of the travesties...
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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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Alicia Farmer
Jul 1, 20211 min read
Black Americans in the Workplace | The Daily Social Distancing Show
Trevor Noah enlists current voices of Black Americans in today’s workforce. Some quotes that I’m thinking about from those interviewed: "...
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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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Adelaide Fuller
Mar 29, 20211 min read
Black Student Caucus
Hosted by Maine Youth Action Network (MYAN) You may remember our post about MYAN's Uprooting Inequities Workshop (way back on January...
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Chris Ford
Feb 10, 20211 min read
Unlearning a false narrative
Often those of us who live in the North grew up with the idea that slavery was something that happened in the South, and that we fought a...
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Adelaide Fuller
Feb 8, 20212 min read
What is #selfcare and why should white people choose a different phrase?
I'd like to share with you something I just learned recently. We've all heard the phrase "self care," especially during the pandemic. My...
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Adelaide Fuller
Jan 21, 20213 min read
Friday Reflection on a MYAN Training
This past Tuesday I participated in my first Maine Youth Action Network training. In short, it was fantastic. The theme was "Uprooting...
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Adelaide Fuller
Jan 15, 20211 min read
The Story of Martin Luther King Jr. by Kid President
1.15.21 Once upon a time, there was a man named Martin Luther King, Jr. He taught us that things won't always be awesome, but your...
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