Waynesboro: Rosenwald carries King legacy with Community March on MLK Day
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The community is invited to a Community March on Monday, January 20, 2025 to celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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The blueprint Martin Luther King Jr. left for Trump: Lessons in leadership and integrity
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On Jan. 20th, 2025, the presidential Inauguration will fall on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Tim Kaine on Trump effort to end birthright citizenship: ‘No legal basis’
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Donald Trump, who is married to an immigrant, and fathered children with another, seems to think he can end birthright citizenship by waving a magic wand. U.S. Sen Tim Kaine, D-Va., is leading the charge to call BS.
MBU’s Amy Tillerson-Brown carries on teaching legacy from Nikki Giovanni
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Dr. Amy Tillerson-Brown, a professor of history at Mary Baldwin University, met Nikki Giovanni as a Virginia Tech undergrad in 1991.
Georgia city faces lawsuit from DOJ after efforts to shutter resource center for homeless
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The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit in Georgia after the City of Brunswick has tried to close a center that helps the homeless.
Blue Ridge Parkway receives National Historic Landmark designation
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The Blue Ridge Parkway has been designated as a National Historic Landmark, one of 19 new sites named this week.
Judge approves agreement allowing Sweet Briar College to bar trans women
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An Amherst County Circuit Court judge has approved a joint agreement between Sweet Briar College and Attorney General Jason Miyares that allows the tiny all-women’s school to bar trans women.
Biden considers legislation for clean water with Virginia provisions
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The Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, legislation to help maintain clean drinking water, has passed U.S. Congress.
House Task Force on AI releases 273-page report of policy recommendations
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U.S. Rep. Don Beyer issued the following statement on the release of the AI Task Force’s comprehensive report and key findings.
President Biden sends condolences for ‘pioneering poet’ Nikki Giovanni
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A public viewing will be held Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home in Blacksburg for literary legend and retired Virginia Tech English professor Nikki Giovanni.
