Maine Reckoning

Has life changed for Black citizens in Maine since George Floyd’s murder? If so, in what ways? Those questions are at the heart of interviewer Tori Lyn’s podcast episode with Portland resident Vincent Edwards, who shares his experience of moving to Maine and building a life here at the beginning of the pandemic. 

Has life changed for Black citizens in Maine since George Floyd’s murder? If so, in what ways? Those questions are at the heart of interviewer Tori Lyn’s podcast with Ruby and Ellis Jenkins, two students from Portland. 

 Has life changed for Black citizens in Maine since George Floyd’s murder? If so, in what ways? Those questions are at the heart of interviewer Tori Lyn’s podcast with Jill Duson, who spent five years as director of the Maine Human Rights Commission and two decades on the Portland City Council. She was the first Black woman ever elected to the council. 

Has life changed for Black citizens in Maine since George Floyd’s murder? If so, in what ways? Those questions are at the heart of interviewer Tori Lyn’s podcast with Dustin Ward, a former minister who sought municipal office this year after a racial controversy  —  and won. Ward, a racial equity and reconciliation advocate, is the first person of color to be elected to the New Gloucester select board.