Maine Voices: The undoing of Clarence Thomas – and of racial justice in America

To eliminate racism, do we have to retain racial categories, or must we eliminate any idea of race as real?

Midcoast dairy farmer to compete in the Mongol Derby, the longest horse race in the world

Jessie Dowling, of Whitefield, will leave for Mongolia later this month to prepare for a 620-mile race against 44 riders from around the world.

Tom Waddell: Teach the real history of race in America

Boston civil rights activist Mel King dies at 94

His 1983 campaign for mayor helped the city repair some of the racial divisions sparked during the school busing crisis.

Tyre Nichols video shows brutal 3-minute beating by police

Rallies were planned Friday night in Memphis; Boston; Chicago; Detroit; New York City; Portland, Oregon; and Washington.

Little by little, the Legislature is becoming more diverse

With the swearing in of newly elected representatives and senators next month, the Maine Legislature will include a total of five members who are Black.

Twenty-one additional graves found in search for Tulsa Massacre victims

The massacre wiped out generational wealth, and victims were never compensated, but a pending lawsuit seeks reparations for the three remaining known survivors.

Appeal filed to remove controversial books from Jay high school library

A committee previously reviewed the books and recommended they stay in the library.

States slow to make Juneteenth a paid holiday, despite recent push

The effort to officially celebrate Juneteenth as a paid holiday has faced skepticism inside legislatures that have largely chosen symbolic gestures to recognize the holiday while curtailing certain conversations on race and racism.

Bates College accused of racial discrimination by its former football coach

Malik Hall, replaced as coach last year, filed a civil rights lawsuit last week against the elite Lewiston college that once employed him