Sixty years later, King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ resonates in Maine

The letter is being read publicly Monday in an online remembrance of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Some of the readers shared their thoughts about participating, and what the letter means.

Farmington’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day service will be Wednesday via Zoom

Organizers, panelists urge attendees to be impatient during Bates MLK keynote panel

In a break from previous years, the organizing committee for Martin Luther King Sr. Day chose to invite not one, but five Maine-based activists to speak to this year's theme, Decolonization and Liberation.

On MLK Day, King III implores Senate to act on voting rights

The civil rights leader's eldest son criticized the president and Congress as a whole on Monday for failing to pass voting rights legislation.

Farmington postpones Martin Luther King Jr. Day service due to storm

Event expected to be rescheduled, possibly to later this week.

Dr. Nirav Shah keynotes MLK Day observance in Farmington

Farmington Area Ecumenical Ministries hosts service via Zoom

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Bates College urges renewed focus on racial justice

Activist Angela Davis kicked off a daylong, online session of events aimed at confronting historical injustice and pressing for progress.

Mainers mark MLK Day with calls to action, online observance

A daylong webinar series explores racial equity in Maine; Gov. Janet Mills and other elected officials honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

King’s speeches resonate in time of violence and racial tension

Racial-justice activists have fought similar battles in King's time and today; for that reason, his most famous speeches are still relevant.

Gardiner, Augusta Civil Rights Teams honor Martin Luther King Jr. with virtual celebration

Despite remote learning since winter break, Gardiner's and Augusta's Civil Rights Teams have found ways to celebrate MLK Jr. Day, while Skowhegan Area High School is focusing on personal pronouns.