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The Irony of Masks
Funny How Breathing Got Easier When Hate Needed a Mask There was a time not long ago when wearing a face covering was portrayed by many Americans as the greatest assault on personal liberty since someone suggested vegetables with dinner. "Can't breathe." "My body, my choice." "Government tyranny." The mask, they insisted, represented oppression. Then came the 2026 Fourth of July in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of men marched through the nation's capital dressed in matching unifo

Janie Flores-Alvarez
2 days ago4 min read


King's Nobel Prize and the Price of Peace
Martin Luther King Jr. made history at thirty-five when he became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded him the 1964 prize "for his non-violent struggle for civil rights for the Afro-American population." He was the twelfth American to receive it and only the second African American. His response to the honor revealed everything about his priorities. He immediately announced plans to donate the entire $54,123 prize to advancing

Maria Salinas
Jan 203 min read
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