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Movie Review: 'Rustin' with an outstanding Colman Domingo is a terrific look at March on Washington

The 1963 March on Washington was a triumph of peaceful protest

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

Church parking near stadiums scores big in a win-win for faith congregations and sports fans

The Eagles and the NFL might still be the overwhelming sports favorites at Calvary Baptist church just outside Philadelphia

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

France bestows further honor on former United Nations ambassador and Atlanta mayor Andrew Young

The government of France has bestowed a further honor on Atlanta's Andrew Young

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

75 years covering race in Chicago: A newspaper for a diverse city

As the Sun-Times looks back during its 75th year of continual daily publication, race is a key lens through which to understand the newspaper’s history.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 30, 2023

The Nobel Peace Prize often reveals how contentious peace can be

Leading up to the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize, there is widespread speculation about who will win.

The Conversation · Sep 19, 2023

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 · Sep 18, 2023

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.

The Conversation · Sep 14, 2023

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 12, 2023

'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 · Sep 12, 2023

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 · Sep 12, 2023