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Author: Black Women's Experiences With Police Brutality Must Be 'Invisible No More'

People march in the streets during a demonstration on June 26 in Minneapolis, Minn. The march honored Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed by members of the Louisville Metro Police Department on March 13. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption

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Author: Black Women's Experiences With Police Brutality Must Be 'Invisible No More'

Andrea Ritchie, attorney and author, discusses how Black women's experiences with police violence are different from those of Black men and how they've been erased in the movement for racial justice.

Author: Black Women's Experiences With Police Brutality Must Be 'Invisible No More'

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'Bear Our Pain': The Plea For More Black Mental Health Workers

Kai Koerber, a rising sophomore at the University of California, Berkeley, is a survivor of the 2018 mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Since then, he says, he's made promoting a mental health curriculum in high schools and colleges a personal priority. Brittany Hosea-Small hide caption

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'Bear Our Pain': The Plea For More Black Mental Health Workers

Unrest over social injustice spotlights the acute need for, and the high historical barriers to, mental health treatment for Black people facing layers of emotional pain.

'Bear Our Pain': The Plea For More Black Mental Health Workers

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Georgia Marching Band Drops Song From 'Gone With The Wind' For 'Georgia On My Mind'

The University of Georgia's marching band, seen during a football game last November in Athens. The band's acting director, Brett Bawcum, announced that it would no longer play "Tara's Theme" from Gone with the Wind. The film has attracted criticism for its depiction of race. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images hide caption

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Georgia Marching Band Drops Song From 'Gone With The Wind' For 'Georgia On My Mind'

The Redcoat Band will no longer play "Tara's Theme" from the controversial film. And it already has an apt replacement in mind: the official state song, best known for Ray Charles' rendition.

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