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Rachel Talbot Ross

How are you showing up for Black women in Maine and beyond?

June 23, 2018June 3, 2018 by Shay

“De ni**er woman is de mule uh de world so fur as Ah can see.”– Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston published these words in 1937 and yet in 2018 those words still ring true for far too many Black women. Black women were the backbone of the Civil Rights …

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Categories Maine, Racial and Cultural Tags Maine House District 40, Rachel Talbot Ross 4 Comments

Break the glass in Maine…A Black woman in our legislature?

May 7, 2020June 10, 2016 by Shay

Living in Maine as a Black woman is an adventure; at the very least, I get my fair share of ribbing. After all, are there even Black people in Maine? All jokes aside, there are more than a few Black folks in Maine and one in particular who is trying to shatter a glass ceiling …

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Categories Current Events, Maine Tags Rachel Talbot Ross 2 Comments

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