
4 ways to support Black mental health amid images of racial violence
CNN
For many African Americans, the trial of Ahmaud Arbery's accused killers churns up a chronic trauma: replayed footage of Black men killed by law enforcement (or those claiming to act on law enforcement's behalf).
While evidence and testimony from recent trials is distressing for most people, it is overwhelming for African Americans -- and especially excruciating for Black men who see their very humanity reflected in each case.
"Sometimes you are visualizing you," said Paul Bashea Williams, lead clinician and owner of Hearts in Mind Counseling in Maryland's Prince George and Montgomery counties. Ninety percent of his clients identify as Black.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











