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Black History Month: Gerald Talbot, Maine’s first Black lawmaker During his three House terms, Talbot championed migrant worker rights, Indian tribal sovereignty, fair housing and creating a holiday to honor King. Share In August 1963, Gerald Talbot stands at left on Market Street with other Mainers who took part in the March on Washington. Left to right: Gerald Talbot, Alfred Burris, Lawrence Graham, Reverend Valton V. Morse, Elizabeth Aldrich, Mrs. Joseph Robey, Reverend John C. Bruce Press Herald photo courtesy Portland Public Library Special Collections and Archives Newspaper composit...

Maine Legislature considering rules to assess racial impact of new bills Share Updated: 6:13 PM EST Feb 3, 2021 Share Updated: 6:13 PM EST Feb 3, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript W-M-T-W NEWS- 8'S PHIL HIRSCHKORN REPORTS. ááNOTE: TALBOT ROSS CG IS HER SECOND APPEARANCEáá (SOT REP. RACHEL TALBOT ROSS, (D) ASST. MAJORITY LEADER, CLIP 1 @ 1:27) "RACIAL INJUSTICE DOES NOT HARM ONLY BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR; RACIAL INJUSTICE HARMS ALL OF US." (VO 1: W/S VIRTUAL PRESSER... EXTERIORS TALBOTT ELEMANTARY) HOUSE ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER RACHEL TALBOT ...

Echoes of the past and the long road ahead for racial justice Black Mainers reflect on the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer As an angry mob of mostly white men, including far-right militias and hate groups, mounted a violent insurrection Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol, Leonard Cummings’ failing eyes didn’t need to see the images of rioters overtaking police officers and carrying Confederate flags to know what was happening. Maine NAACP’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day event The Maine NAACP’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. event will be virtual this year...