State-wide: What shaped Lincoln’s view of race?

As Lincoln’s birthday approaches, we hear from the author of a new book investigating the relationships and acquaintances that ultimately led to the liberation. Some of them happened here in Illinois before Lincoln set foot in the White House.

We will also deliver a conversation with a new US lawyer in Central Illinois. He was the first black man to hold that position.

Those stories across the state this week and more.

* Susie An has details on changes that can provide some relief to students with serious mental health and behavioral problems.

* Studies show that breast milk from vaccinated mothers provides the baby with some protection against the coronavirus. Darian Benson of Side Effects Public Media reports that some parents are looking for donated milk to help their children.

* WNIJ’s Yvonne Boose talks about a film festival in southern Wisconsin that screens Southeast Asian films.

* Harvest Public Media’s Elizabeth Rembert reports why some communities refused federal assistance during a pandemic.

* Randy Eccles talks about Lincoln historian Michael Burlingame and his new boom, “The Black President.”

* Edith Brady Lunny interviews a new US lawyer in the Central District. Greg Harris is a Career Federal Prosecutor. He talks about his goals and the importance of being the first black man to hold an office.

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