He rose in local politics in the 1960s and ’70s by nurturing crosscultural connections, even as many other Southern leaders of his era exploited racial division.
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Katrina Babies Are Hurting, but We Are Healing, Too
What happened to the children who lived through Hurricane Katrina?
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U.S. Will Set Aside Monkeypox Vaccines in New Equity Program
White House officials said an “equity intervention pilot” will get more doses to communities that have been left behind in the nation’s inoculation campaign.
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Monkeypox Vaccine Plan Prods Cities and States to Adopt New Dosing Regimen
The Biden administration will distribute monkeypox vaccine to jurisdictions that adopt a new protocol using one-fifth the regular dose. Critics called the plan “unscientific.”
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Albert Woodfox, Survivor of 42 Years in Solitary Confinement, Dies at 75
His term in solitary was perhaps the longest in American history. He described how he kept his sanity, and dignity, in an acclaimed memoir.