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A view of the Elks Arch (bottom center) next to Dallas first skyscraper, Praetorian Building in 1910. Elks Arch would be moved to Fair Park the following year. Allen Brooks, a Dallas Black man was lynched from the arch.
In a span of a year, many have witnessed an insurrection by pro-Trump extremists who demostrated racist acts rioting the U.S. Capitol, protests against police brutality and racism that ended in tear gas, rubber bullets and violence, and a global pandemic that’s disproportionately killing Black and brown people at high rates.
In a time where the world is confronting a racial reckoning, the National Day of Racial Healing brings in a new meaning to how Black and brown people can find peace and heal from racism.
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MILCK Is Combating Racial Injustice Through Music: Our Country Needs to Evolve and Heal
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MILCK (née Connie Lim) doesn t like to be called an activist; instead, she prefers the term social change artist because she likes to create art to help fuel the actions of activists. In honor of W.K. Kellogg Foundation s National Day of Racial Healing (Jan. 19), I chatted with the 34-year-old musician about what the day means to her and how she s bringing about healing in both her music and personal life.
Like many of us, the pandemic has forced MILCK to recalibrate and be open to surrendering to things she can t control. It s been an up-and-down roller coaster as a lot of people are dealing with mental health highs and lows, she told me. I ve really been turning into my creativity. I m showing up every day to the studio, and I don t know what is going to happen. Sometimes I write a pretty cool song. Sometimes I don t, but I just show up to create some type of consistency in
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Jan 18, 2021 / 03:56 PM EST
Still looking for ways to celebrate MLK Day today?
Deidre Thornton , City of Carmel Mayor’s Advisory Commission on Human Relations, shares what the City of Carmel is up to!
Event Details: Our third annual City of Carmel Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration will take place virtually this Monday, January 18th on various platforms at 6 p.m.
Dee’s Intro: Dee Thornton is representing Mayor Brainard’s Advisory Commission on Human Relations and is the emcee for Monday’s virtual event. a. We had planned to be Livestreaming from the stage of the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts with no audience, but once Hamilton County turned to “Red”, we planned everything virtually under an intense time crunch so we would still be able to have this event. So many people made this possible and we are very thankful we can have such an important event in this time in history.