We spend a lot of time at Maine magazine thinking about community: how we can support ours, how we can amplify its voices, and how to best celebrate it. As Americans all over Maine and the country voice their support of the black community this week, we wanted to use our platform to promote the incredible black-owned businesses that are so essential to our state. Many are offering food takeout, curbside pickup, and outside dining for safe and responsible patronage.

Black Owned Maine has created a fantastic resources guide with information on black-owned and operated restaurants, places of worship, stores, and non-profits, among many other businesses. We encourage you to go to their site and support these companies that are so essential to Maine. Thank you, and please reach out to them directly with and suggestions or emails us at [email protected] and we will pass it along.