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Back to table of contents Previous article Next article APA & MeetingsFull AccessSave the DateSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:30 Jul 2020https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.pn.2020.8a28AbstractTown Hall - APA Addresses Structural Racism, Part Two: The March ContinuesMonday, August 24, 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.Rowland SchermanJoin APA leadership and an esteemed panel for a virtual town hall to commemorate the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington in August 1963. The March drew attention to the continuing challenges and inequalities faced by Black Americans a century after emancipation. It is also where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his now-iconic “I Have a Dream” speech.The town hall will examine these issues:How the Black Lives Matter movement is an outgrowth of the civil rights initiatives reducing the inequalities faced by Black people.How racial injustices impact the health and well-being of children and families.How far we still must go to address structural racism. ■A registration link is posted psychiatry.org/taskforce. ISSUES NewArchived

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