Black Travel Maine invites everyone to regular meetups around the state and there’s still room on 2025 tours. • The Third Place organizes dedicated networking and social events for BIPOC ...

We can only conclude that this is emblematic of the “invisible life and history of Black people in Maine,” the whitest state in the country. The day was full of informative sessions and panels ...

Tucked in the northeast corner of the U.S., Maine is often overlooked by travelers. However, the rugged, coastal state offers ...

Maine consistently ranks as one of the most white states in the country. But this week, it swore in the most diverse state legislature in its history, including its first Black speaker of the ...

Joshua Brister, owner of a semipro women's basketball team, has launched the Maine Black Chamber of Commerce to promote interests of the state's Black-owned businesses. At a political campaign ...

Democrats in the Maine House of Representatives nominated the state’s first Black speaker Thursday. Fox Maine 23 reported State Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross, whose father, Gerald Talbot, was the ...

Her father was the first Black legislator in the state of Maine. She has also served as the City of Portland’s Director of Equal Opportunity and Multicultural Affairs for more than two decades ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP ... himself 50 years ago by becoming the first Black person elected to the Legislature in the nation’s whitest state. House members and spectators erupted in applause ...

Tucked in the northeast corner of the U.S., Maine is often overlooked by travelers. However, the rugged, coastal state offers a stunning national park, a charming harbor and a thriving Black community ...