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Gone Fishing

May 23, 2017November 19, 2008 by shay subscriber

That’s what the sign says on the Oak Hill General Store in Standish Maine, after it became national news that the owner of this fine establishment was found to be hosting a betting pool on when President Elect Barack Obama would be assassinated. However as a Black chick in Maine while I am disturbed as hell …

Its starting

May 23, 2017November 17, 2008 by shay subscriber

I must admit in the weeks leading up to the election, as a Black woman living in Maine, I was wondering what would be the impact on average Black folks like myself in places like Maine if Obama won. Well the time has come, I no longer have to wonder because he won and reality …