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Juneteenth show will explore what it s like growing up Black in Maine

The sold-out symposium on Monday will focus on the experiences of multigenerational Black Mainers in the whitest state in the country.

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The State of Black Maine Symposium held on Juneteenth

The State of Black Maine Symposium was held at the University of Southern Maine.

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How are you celebrating Juneteenth this year?

Over the coming week, Mainers across the state will be participating in events to mark Juneteenth, the celebration of what has come to symbolize the end of slavery in the U.S.. On June 19, 1965, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing enslaved people in rebel Confederate states, Union

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Maine Voters Pass Right to Food Amendment to State Constitution

In November, voters in Maine passed an amendment to the state constitution recognizing a “natural, inherent, and unalienable right to food."

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Portland s Disctrict 2 council hopefuls target housing affordability

Portland s Disctrict 2 council hopefuls target housing affordability
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