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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

National Cathedral replaces windows honoring Confederacy with stained-glass homage to racial justice

The landmark Washington National Cathedral has unveiled new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice

The Independent UK

Death of England: Closing Time’s Clint Dyer and Roy Williams – ‘We stay current because we look forward’

The final show in the Death of England series, which explores race and class in contemporary Britain, opens at the National Theatre later this month

Evening Standard

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MAGA is "losing their s**t right now"

The right-wing also has a backup plan

Salon

France posts video honouring Martin Luther King using only white children

The French government has been pilloried for releasing a video honouring Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ civil rights march – using white children only.

Evening Standard

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.

Al Jazeera

‘Martin Luther King told me I wouldn’t see 50’: the long, momentous life of Clarence B Jones

Jones was 29 when he went to work for the civil rights leader. As King’s friend, adviser and speechwriter, he was at the heart of the attempt to reform the US. Six decades on, he remembers their battles and their triumphs

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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…

France 24

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…

Radio France Internationale

First Thing: Biden says white supremacy has no place in US after Florida killings

A white man shot and killed three Black people before shooting himself. Plus, exposing Andrew Tate

The Guardian - UK

‘Racism is still with us’: celebration of King’s 1963 speech shadowed by racist attack

Martin Luther King’s family decried the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act, the overturning of Roe and gun violence in the US

The Guardian - US

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.

France 24

White shooter kills 3 Black people in Florida hate crime as Washington celebrates King’s dream

Jacksonville's sheriff says a white gunman who killed three people at a Dollar General store Saturday was racially motivated and hated Black people

The Independent UK

Thousands march to mark the 60th anniversary of MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech

Decades after the 1963 March on Washington, thousands again gathered in the nation's capital to declare that Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy was in jeopardy amid fresh civil rights struggles.

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The Guardian - US

‘I witnessed the best of America’: remembering the March on Washington 60 years on

Participants and organisers recall the critical role of women, Harry Belafonte and Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s mugshot reviewed: ‘More like a foolish old man with anger issues than a presidential contender’

Has he been crying? Did they dim the lights? Is it self-satire? A glance at past celebrity mugshots – from Martin Luther King to Paris Hilton – would have shown the ex US president how to pose with dignity

The Independent UK

MLK's dream for America is one of the stars of the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington

The last part of the speech took less time to deliver than it takes to boil an egg, but “I Have A Dream” is one of American history’s most famous orations and most inspiring

The Independent UK

At March on Washington's 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights

Sixty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. issued his resounding call for racial harmony that set off decades of push and pull toward progress

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200 African-American Christian Women Meet In Jerusalem To Strengthen Ties With Jewish People

African-American Christian women forge ties with Jewish people in Jerusalem, inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.

Chicago Tribune

‘It meant a lot’: Jackie Robinson Museum visit leaves lasting impact on members of White Sox

NEW YORK — Growing up, Jackie Robinson was everything to Touki Toussaint.

The Guardian - US

Republicans have their most diverse primary slate ever – yet they’re still denying racism exists

Critics say important breakthrough overshadowed by contenders’ reluctance to confront systemic racism in US

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.

The Independent UK

Ed Miliband defends ‘world-leading’ Labour climate policy at Glastonbury

The shadow climate secretary defended his party’s recent backtrack on a £28 billion commitment to tackle climate change.

The Independent UK

A beginner's guide to Juneteenth: How can all Americans celebrate?

Since it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America

Los Angeles Times

As a Black astronaut sets his sights on the moon, he feels the weight of injustice on Earth

NASA astronaut Victor Glover Jr. will travel farther into space than any Black person before him when he pilots the Artemis II lunar mission in 2024.

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