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Month: January 2025

photograph of a United States Citizenship and Immigration Services office sign

Trump’s Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship

January 30, 2025 btwadmin 0

Birthright citizenship is the principle that anyone born on American soil is guaranteed U.S. citizenship—with only a few specific exceptions. This right is guaranteed under […]

young and diverse volunteer group with clothing donation

Ghana Fights Back Against Fast Fashion

January 23, 2025 btwadmin 0

You’ve heard about fast food, but what about fast fashion? That’s the term used for clothing that is mass produced very cheaply, usually in Chinese […]

Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins (1880-1965) with unidentified person.

President Biden Designates Francis Perkins National Monument

January 17, 2025 btwadmin 0

Have you ever heard of Frances Perkins? She was the first woman in a presidential Cabinet, and a key part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s […]

Jimmy Carter standing in a crowd with North Carolina school children.

Remembering President Jimmy Carter

January 16, 2025 btwadmin 0

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, passed away on December 29, 2024, at the age of 100. Aside from being the longest-living […]

close up image of Martin Luther King memorial statue in Washington, D.C.

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 16, 2025 btwuser 0

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a key leader in the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. Both […]

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