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Commemorating John Lewis

Posted on by Julia Schwartz
Georgia Congressman John Lewis passed away last week at 80 years old following a fight against pancreatic cancer. Lewis has participated in many battles for voting rights including the Freedom Rides and as a co-leader of the Selma to Montgomery voting rights march of the 1960s. Congressman Lewis never gave up fighting for the end to segregation and discrimination even after being arrested over 40 ...
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Florida Sets New Covid-19 State Record: Becoming the New Epicenter

Posted on by Julia Schwartz
As well as cases of Covid-19 increasing rapidly around the country, Florida specifically has emerged as a new epicenter for the virus. After New York's previous standing as the state with the highest number of daily cases, the state was able to take control of the virus and greatly decrease daily new cases and hospitalizations. Florida has now taken the spot from New York with a record 15,299 new ...
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