LISTEN: Supporting Black Students Returning to Campus

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Alabama running back Brian Robinson Jr. raises his fist in the air to honor the Black Lives Matter movement as the University of Alabama football team, coaches, and athletes from other sports march on campus in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
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There is growing concern for the mental well being of Black students returning to campus. Videos and images of brutality and injustice are constantly streamed and are often conversation in the class room, adding to trauma and anxiety.

Jamie Jackson speaks with Shaylen Hardy, InterVarsity National Director of Black Campus Ministries, who talks of the Black student experience and offering a support network available.

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Correspondent Jamie Jackson’s White House Report:

Alabama running back Brian Robinson Jr. raises his fist in the air to honor the Black Lives Matter movement as the University of Alabama football team, coaches, and athletes from other sports march on campus in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
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