Craig Hickman
Maine State Senator and Chair of the Labor and Housing Committee, Craig Hickman is the first Black lawmaker to serve in both…
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Safiya Khalid
Safiya Khalid is the first Somali American and may be the youngest person to serve on the Lewiston City Council. She was 23 when…
Angela Okafor
Nigerian born, Angela is the first immigrant of color to be elected to the Bangor City Council…
Gerald “Jerry” Talbot
Gerald Talbot, born in 1931, is an 8th generation Mainer and veteran who grew up in Bangor…
Rachel Talbot Ross
First Black Female Maine State Representative and longtime activist and public servant Rachel Talbot Ross is an 8th generation Mainer…
Ali Ali
Abdulkadir Ali, who writes and performs as Ali Ali, is an Ethiopian immigrant, poet, performer, activist, educator, and policy analyst…
Garrett Stewart
Garrett is a 3rd generation Mainer. His grandparents came to Maine during World War ll when his grandfather took a job at the South Portland Shipyard…
Pious Ali
Ghanaian immigrant Pious Ali is a Portland city councilman and Policy Associate at the Cutler Institute…
Shay Stewart-Bouley
Chicago native and Peaks Island resident Shay Stewart-Bouley provides insight into her life through her award winning blog Back Girl in Maine…