Rev. Walker worked closely with King and would be the one to bring King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail to public attention. He was the only one who could understand King’s handwriting.
Wyatt Tee Walker: Chief strategist for Martin Luther King Jr. in the struggle for civil rights
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States Lead the Way in Regulating Social Media Use for Minors
New restrictions on how children and teens can spend time online remain concentrated at the state level.
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Trump’s Project 2025 agenda caps decades-long resistance to 20th century progressive reform
Presidents often come into office with a blueprint to transform government. Project 2025 – assembled by Trump allies – is part of a lineage of conservative reactions to liberal presidents’ plans.
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Your environment affects how well your medications work − identifying exactly how could make medicine better
Your physical environment, social life and lifestyle have as much an influence on your biology − and hence, how you process drugs − as your genes.
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Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora
A former archivist at Mary McLeod Bethune’s home in Washington, DC, recounts how the experience led her to see Bethune as a global figure.
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Nonprofits that provide shelter for homeless people, disaster recovery help, and food for low-income Americans rely heavily on federal funding – they would be reeling if Trump froze that money
Federal grants and contracts are a major source of funding for nonprofit services in the US.
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From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
Both genres recently celebrated big birthdays. From their origins in the clubs and jams of the 1970s and 1980s, house and hip-hop have become global cultural forces.
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NY AG Letitia James, coalition of attorneys generals RESPOND to Trump pause on federal funding
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a multistate coalition of five attorneys general will make a virtual announcement in response to the Trump Administration’s unconstitutional pause on federal funding.
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Alliance for Civic Engagement has successful Annual Dr. King Day Unity Brunch
The Alliance for Civic Engagement (ACE) hosted their 2nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Unity Brunch and Awards, honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King and recognizing notable accomplishments in public safety and community service.
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The Panama Canal and ice water in hell
The United States spent nearly $15.2 billion in 2023 to finish the Panama Canal project, which was by far the largest American engineering project to date, and in 2024, the canal’s revenue stood at nearly $5 billion, representing about 4 percent of Panama’s GDP.
