How Inauguration Day played out in communities across the US
President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff watch a military pass in review ceremony on the East Front of the Capitol at the conclusion of the inauguration ceremonies, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
It remains to be seen if America will “master this rare and difficult hour,” but the scale and insight of recent work by Report for America corps members nationwide offers a hint: It must keep going.
HERE ARE RECENT STORIES FROM REPORT FOR AMERICA CORPS MEMBERS THAT EXPLORE THE STATE OF THE UNION AS A NEW ADMINISTRATION SETTLES IN:
AKRON, OH – FBI: National Guardsman expressed white supremacist ideology, Farnoush Amiri, AP
MIAMI – “Some in Miami Spanish-language media falsely blame Black Lives Matter, antifa in riot,” Lautaro Grinspan and David Smiley, Miami Herald
BILOXI, Miss. – ‘In the dark.’ Family of man killed by police at Biloxi courthouse waits for answers Isabelle Taft, Sun Herald
NATIONWIDE STATEHOUSE PROTESTS LOOM OVER 59th PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Legislature opens amid pandemic, protest concerns, Sophia Eppolito, AP
TACOMA, Wash. – WA National Guard troops headed to DC to provide support at presidential inauguration, Abbie Shull, News Tribune
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Small crowd of protesters mingle, argue at Ohio Statehouse, Farnoush Amiri, AP
DETROIT–Trump repeated lies about Michigan’s election before pro-Trump supporters stormed Capitol, Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press
DETROIT–At least 6 Michigan residents arrested in connection to US Capitol riot, Clara Hendrickson and Darcie Morgan, Detroit Free Press
BROOKLYN – Haitians: Mob Violence In DC Hits Too Close To Home, Sam Bojarski, Haitian Times
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