The deaths add to what is becoming a familiar trend in the spread of the virus as it devastates religious congregate communities by infecting retired, aging populations of nuns and sisters.
A child of migrant workers, he served more than 25 years in the Wayne County court system and advocated for other Latinos in the legal profession. He died of Covid-19.
With a new administration, activists hope for a focus on environmental racism
Rachel Hatzipanagos, The Washington Post
Jan. 24, 2021
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Pedro Cruz, acting director of healthy communities at the Sierra Club.Sierra Club
On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed executive orders that reversed much of the Trump administration s environmental policies, including blocking the Keystone XL pipeline that had been opposed by many Indigenous leaders. That, along with his nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., as interior secretary, the first Native American in that role, has given environmental justice activists hope that the new administration will focus on an often overlooked issue: environmental racism.
As the clouds parted at Biden s inauguration, the sun set on Donald Trump s presidency
Dan Zak, The Washington Post
Jan. 20, 2021
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1of5Marine One, carrying President Donald Trump, flies over Washington near the Capitol.Washington Post photo by Matt McClainShow MoreShow Less
2of5President Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to board Air Force One inn Suitland, Md., on Jan. 21, 2021.Photo by Will Newton for The Washington PostShow MoreShow Less
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4of5On the eve of his inauguration, President Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden visited the covid-19 memorial at the reflecting pool.Washington Post photo by Demetrius FreemanShow MoreShow Less
State capitol protests mostly quiet, but under heavy guard
Tim Craig, Griff Witte, Abigail Hauslohner, Peter Whoriskey and Holly Bailey, The Washington Post
Jan. 17, 2021
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1of3An armed man who declined to be identified talks to the news media outside the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021.Photo for The Washington Post by Kevin D. LilesShow MoreShow Less
2of3Michigan National Guard troops protect the Michigan Capitol in Lansing on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021.Washington Post photo by Ed OuShow MoreShow Less
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WASHINGTON - Authorities in cities from coast to coast mobilized a military-style defense of state capitol complexes Sunday, rolling out Humvees, concertina wire and thousands of National Guard troops clad in battlefield helmets to defend against a possible onslaught of rioters whipped up by the baseless claims of the American president.