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Racial trauma has profound mental health consequence - a Black clinical psychologist explains and offers 5 ways to heal

Since European expansion into the Americas, white people have demonized Black people and portrayed them as undesirable, violent and hypersexual. Originally, the intent of this demonization was to legitimize the conquest and sale of African people.

The Conversation

The importance of shining a light on hidden toxic histories

Indianapolis proudly claims Elvis’ last concert, Robert Kennedy’s speech in response to Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, and the Indianapolis 500. There’s a 9/11 memorial, a Medal of Honor Memorial and a statue of former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning.

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Finley C. Campbell, college professor who fought for racial unity, marched against Nazis in Marquette Park, dead at 88

Finley C. Campbell stood up to neo-Nazis in Chicago, was shot protesting the KKK in Mississippi and firmly believed that multiracial unity was the key to changing the world.

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'Rustin' puts a spotlight on a undersung civil rights hero

Bayard Rustin, the civil rights activist and primary architect of the 1963 March on Washington, who often worked tirelessly out of the limelight, takes center stage in the new Netflix drama “Rustin.”

The Independent UK

Rustin review – Colman Domingo shines in by-the-numbers civil rights biopic

Story of Bayard Rustin, an often unsung Black queer man who fought alongside Martin Luther King, is adapted into a rousing, if creaky, drama

The Guardian - US

Printers Row Lit Fest opens portal into Chicago’s literary world

The free two-day event will have over 100 booksellers, and more than 100,000 visitors are expected. It will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Chicago Sun-Times

From barber shops to Black Lives Matter: The people fighting for change in Atlanta

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr called for civil and economic rights for Black Americans; an end to racism in the United States. But 60 years after that iconic "I Have a Dream" speech, much more still needs to be done. In this second instalment of Inside the…

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Should AI be permitted in college classrooms? 4 scholars weigh in

One of the most intense discussions taking place among university faculty is whether to permit students to use artificial intelligence in the classroom. To gain perspective on the matter, The Conversation reached out to four scholars for their take on AI as a learning tool and the reasons why they…

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Fox News host questions why racist shootings haven’t stopped under Biden

‘He pledged to unite the country back in his inauguration speech, several times prior and after that, and yet horrific things like what happened over the weekend still happen’

The Independent UK

Martin Luther King Jr remains frozen in time with ‘I Have a Dream’ speech

Martin Luther King Jr is more than the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

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A white gunman killed three Black people at Dollar General. Then police uncovered ‘the diary of a madman’

Gunman described as 21-year-old white male who ‘hated Black people’

The Independent UK

Biden says action needed against ‘hate-fueled violence’ after racist shooting in Florida

In a White House meeting marking the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, President Joe Biden said ‘silence is complicity’ when dealing with acts of racism.

Chicago Sun-Times

HBCU president lauds students, officer for stopping Jacksonville killer before racist store attack

The president of the historically Black institution in Jacksonville, Florida, says a campus security officer tipped off by observant students likely stopped the killer who fatally shot three people at a nearby Dollar General Store from carrying out his racist attack at Edward Waters University

The Independent UK

Martin Luther King's Lofty Dream Turns 60

Is our country getting closer to living out the true meaning of its creed, "All men are created equal"?

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He helped write MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech. Now he reflects on change in the U.S.

60 years after Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, we hear from one of the men who helped him write it, his friend and attorney Clarence B. Jones.

France 24

Bernice King on her father: 'He tried to make the world a better place for everyone'

Dr Bernice Albertine King is the youngest daughter of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. She is the CEO of The King Center. FRANCE 24 went to meet her to talk about her father's struggle and the march on Washington 60 years ago, during which Martin Luther King delivered…

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What remains of Martin Luther King Jr's dream, 60 years on?

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr gave one of the most iconic speeches in history. "I have a dream" was a defining moment of the US civil rights movement, changing the course of the nation and paving the way for a transformation of American law and life. Sixty…

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AP Was There: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963 draws hundreds of thousands

On Aug. 28, 1963, AP reporter Raymond J

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Civil rights: Thousands converge in Washington to mark 60th anniversary

In the United States, the 28 August marks the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s march on Washington DC in favour of civil rights. Thousands gathered Saturday on the National Mall with a message that there's still a long way to go in a country that remains riven…

The Independent UK

A white gunman killed three Black shoppers at Dollar General. Then police uncovered ‘the diary of a madman’

Gunman described as 21-year-old white male who ‘hated Black people’

The Guardian - US

March on Washington: the day MLK – and Dylan and Baez – made hope and history rhyme

Sixty years ago, at the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King changed America. But there was more to the day than just his ‘I have a dream’ speech. There was music too

France 24

Biden and Harris to meet King’s family on ‘I Have a Dream’ speech anniversary

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s family to mark Monday’s 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, where King delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial.

The Independent UK

Biden and Harris will meet with King's family on 60th anniversary of the March on Washington

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s family on Monday's 60th anniversary of the March on Washington

The Independent UK

Everything we know about the Florida Dollar General Shooting

Gunman described as 21-year-old white male who ‘hated Black people’

France 24

White shooter kills 3 Black people in Florida as Washington celebrates landmark civil rights march

A masked white man carrying at least one weapon bearing a swastika fatally shot three Black people inside a Florida store Saturday in an attack with a clear motive of racial hatred, officials said.

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