The teenage activist behind the landmark statue change, plus Donna Summeru2019s induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

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The U.S. Capitol unveils a statue of civil rights pioneer Barbara Rose Johns, who protested her Virginia high school’s poor conditions in 1951.

“If we had to give Donald Trump’s economy a grade, it would be an F. Fail fail fail fail fail,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson told theGrio.

Summer’s smooth blend of R&B, soul, pop, funk, rock, disco and electronica launched numerous chart-topping hits in the ‘70s and ’80s.

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