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AOC plays coy on White House run as polling has her neck and neck with Kamala and she storms into Shapiro territory

IN FOCUS: EXCLUSIVE: She’s gaining ground in the polls, campaigning for down-ballot Democrats and courting the party’s base. Eric Garcia breaks down what comes next for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

The Independent UK

Why time is becoming the new currency of giving

Your children are watching. They will remember not just what you said about kindness, but how you practiced it.

Fortune

Bono says U2 are ‘still a work in progress’ after new film gets 7-minute standing ovation at Cannes

‘Stories of Surrender’ captures the U2 frontman’s one-man show at New York’s Beacon Theatre

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"Political grief": You're not alone

Collective mourning at this four-year horror show is real, and highly understandable. But we're not helpless

Salon

2. 5 Martin Luther King, Jr. movies to watch to honor the civil rights leader

American icon has inspired many a movie over the decades Martin Luther King, Jr.—here are five to watch to honor the civil rights leader

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Why Amy Schumer’s Israel-Gaza posts were corrected by MLK’s daughter

Since the Israel-Hamas war began on 7 October, Amy Schumer has positioned herself on Instagram as the most vocal celebrity in support of Israel. Meredith Clark examines how others are calling her out

The Independent UK

How corporate America is forgoing growth to avoid diversifying its workforce

Closing the racial wealth gap between white and Black Americans, which currently stands at 13 to one, would increase GDP by 5%, or nearly $1.2 trillion.

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Close the learning gap with high-dosage tutoring

School administrators hopefully will find funding to keep such programs alive after federal pandemic funding runs out, a reader writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rev. Jesse Jackson will be succeeded by Dallas pastor as head of Rainbow PUSH

The Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III, senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church, is to be formally introduced Sunday at the coalition’s annual convention.

Chicago Sun-Times

Timeline of Rev. Jesse Jackson’s decades of civil rights activism, political efforts

Jackson's decades of activism have left an indelible mark. Here are some key highlights from his career.

Chicago Sun-Times

From sit-ins in the 1960s to uprisings in the new millennium, Harry Belafonte served as a champion of youth activism

Of all the contributions for which Harry Belafonte will be remembered, perhaps none is more enduring than the celebrated entertainer’s lifelong support for youth activism.

The Conversation

Martin Luther King’s famous criticism of Malcolm X ‘just not true’, author finds

Published quotes attacking ‘fiery, demagogic oratory’ suggested deep divide but transcript of 1965 interview tells different story

The Guardian - US

Bono: ‘The lesson Harry Belafonte taught me’

Pioneering musician and activist Harry Belafonte has died aged 96. Here, Bono remembers a ‘lightbulb moment’ when he came face-to-face

The Independent UK

Harry Belafonte, singer, actor and activist, has died at age 96

The iconic and barrier-breaking performer died Tuesday of congestive heart failure.

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Harry Belafonte, groundbreaking activist and entertainer, dies at 96

Mr. Belafonte died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his New York home, his wife Pamela by his side, a representative said.

Fortune

Credit scoring is pseudoscience–and it perpetuates the consequences of slavery and segregation

Instead of removing race from lending, credit scores have become a direct proxy for it, write Rev. Dr. Bernice King and Ashley Bell.

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