An Anti-racist Blog

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

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

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

The last week in September is "Banned Book Week" an annual week sponsored by the American Library Association and Amnesty International,...

I honestly don't know what the role of white morticians is beyond providing professional funeral services. I do know that like many...

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...

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...

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

Trevor Noah enlists current voices of Black Americans in today’s workforce. Some quotes that I’m thinking about from those interviewed: "...

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,...

Hosted by Maine Youth Action Network (MYAN) You may remember our post about MYAN's Uprooting Inequities Workshop (way back on January...

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...

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...

This past Tuesday I participated in my first Maine Youth Action Network training. In short, it was fantastic. The theme was "Uprooting...

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...