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Remember When: January 6, 2021 - The Day that Our Capitol was Attacked

One year ago today, our nation's Capitol was attacked by right-wing American insurgents at the behest of President Trump and other Republican leaders. We want to mark this terrible day by remembering exactly what happened. If we all continue to raise our voices and not normalize this behavior, maybe it won't happen again. As it stands, polls are showing that we are going to have to expect violence after elections. We haven't experienced this before and must do everything we can to save our democracy.

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Pew Research: What Makes Life Meaningful? Global Survey Reveals Differing Answers Based on Age

Pew Research released a report last week on where people find meaning in their life. The company surveyed 2,596 Americans and 16,254 adults from Canada, the UK, Sweden, Greece, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea. The surveys were analyzed by location and age group. The biggest reveal is that what people find meaningful in life changes as they age.

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WAATB BlogBritney AchinWAATB
Pew Research Study Finds that Americans See Broad Responsibilities for Government

A new Pew Research survey was released yesterday that said that Americans believe that the government has broad responsibilities. This has not changed since 2019. The number of American adults who are "basically content" with the federal government is at its highest point since 2004. The public trust that the government will always or most of the time do what is right remains low, while confidence in the future has increased for Democrats since the election.

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What are Human Rights?

“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere…

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Profile in Courage: James Armistead Lafayette

James Armistead Lafayette's story would make a great movie. Born into slavery in New Kent, Virginia around 1760, James received permission from his master, William Armistead, who helped to supply the Continental Army, to enlist with General Marquis de Lafayette's French Allied units. James, a native Virginian, became a spy, posing as a runaway slave. He was hired by the British, and he worked in camps where generals and the British Commander-in-Chief, Lord Cornwallis, were located, giving James access to crucial information on strategy and troop movements.

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WAATB BlogBritney Achin
Good News: Anonymous Stranger Returns Lost Wallet

Imagine you are checking out at your local store, and you go into your purse or pocket to pull out your wallet, and it isn't there. Anxiety and thoughts course through your mind. Where is my wallet? Did I drop it? What am I going to do? I have to replace my driver’s license, credit cards. How long will that take? This happened to Debra Crosby, a middle school science teacher and resident of Jacksonville, Florida recently. She didn't realize that she had dropped her wallet in the parking lot on her way into the store. As Debra was checking out at her local Walmart and found that her wallet was not in her purse…

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