This story ran in Maine’s largest paper this past Sunday and it reminded of a question that I was recently asked by a Black woman from the south. What is it like to be a Black person in such a white state? To be frank, I have received some version of this question pretty regularly …
I apologize in advance for this rant, especially since I am trying to squeeze it into my work day but I really just need to get this off my chest. I run a small but rapidly growing faith based community center, when I took over as the chief executive in 2008 we had a total …
Once upon a time in a world long ago, there were two topics most folks knew to avoid, religion and politics. It seems folks back in the old days knew that these were two of the most volatile subjects around and unless you were surrounded by your nearest and dearest, chances are nothing good could …