Legacy Letters is a storytelling campaign from Barking Justice Music that invites people, especially elders, activists, and everyday citizens, to share the values, struggles, and defining moments that shaped their lives and communities. In an age of disinformation and cultural erasure, these letters preserve the truths we lived, the wisdom we earned, and the ideals we fought for. Each story becomes part of a growing archive to educate, inspire, and remind future generations what integrity, service, courage, and justice really look like. Some of these letters will also be transformed into protest anthems, essays, or collaborative art, ensuring that the legacy lives on not just in memory, but in movement.
Martha
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34
Peoriaville
Antigua and Barbuda
Arizona governor vetoes bill requiring local officials to help with federal immigration efforts
PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday vetoed a Republican-backed bill intended to support the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown by requiring local and state officials in Arizona to cooperate with federal enforcement efforts. Under the proposal, local and state officials couldn’t prohibit or restrict cooperation with federal immigration ...
Sallie
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45
Detroit
United States (US)
Justice, Race, or Protest Threads
“There’s something about the quiet way racial bias works—how it doesn’t need to be shouted to do damage. The consequences are loud, even if the bias is silent.” “I wrote something recently on this—about how the justice system treats Black defendants vs. white ones—and it’s haunting to compare. Would be ...
Frieda
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66
Berliz
Bahamas
The Trump Administration’s Response: Déjà Vu of COVID?
The White House has drawn criticism for replicating missteps from the COVID-19 pandemic: Defunding Public Health: The CDC’s pandemic office was reduced to a skeleton crew, and NIH grants for vaccine hesitancy research were axed. A March 2025 letter from Sen. Blumenthal accused the administration of "gutting agencies essential to containment" ...
Mika
75
Fajardo
Puerto Rico
The Silent Storm: H5N1’s Unchecked Spread
The H5N1 avian influenza virus, once confined to wild birds, has unleashed a multi-species crisis in the U.S., threatening food security, public health, and economic stability. Since 2022, over 165 million poultry birds have been culled, and 972 dairy herds across 17 states are infected as of April 2025. Human cases have surged to 70 confirmed ...
Bette
71
Quincy
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Jobs Vanished, Dreams Deferred
In South Dakota, corn subsidies were reduced by 18%, forcing multi-generational farms to close. Job retraining programs were defunded. Community colleges lost their rural development grants. In small towns already reeling from pandemic shutdowns, it was a death blow. “My granddad farmed this land. I went to trade school to ...
Gertrude
67
Delray
Sweden
Introduction: “I Voted for a Builder. All I Got Was a Bulldozer.”
When Calvin Marks walked out of the auto parts factory in Kirksville, Missouri, for the last time in February 2025, he still had his Trump hat tucked in the back pocket of his work pants. He’d voted for Donald Trump twice—believing the slogans, the promises, the rallies that made people ...
Betsy
56
Carolina
United States (US)
Jobs Vanished, Dreams Deferred
In South Dakota, corn subsidies were reduced by 18%, forcing multi-generational farms to close. Job retraining programs were defunded. Community colleges lost their rural development grants. In small towns already reeling from pandemic shutdowns, it was a death blow. “My granddad farmed this land. I went to trade school to ...
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📚 Supporting Research & Reports (Citing 2025 Actions)
Medicare Price negotiation rollbacks for Part D drugs Medicaid Work requirements, reduced federal match for states FDA/Drug Policy Fast-tracking drug approvals with less pricing oversight Public Health Cuts to prevention, early detection, and chronic care services Equity Programs DEI and equity-based health initiatives defunded or dismantled 📚 V. Supporting Research ...
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Policy and Structural Drivers (2025 Updates)
Medicare Price negotiation rollbacks for Part D drugs Medicaid Work requirements, reduced federal match for states FDA/Drug Policy Fast-tracking drug approvals with less pricing oversight Public Health Cuts to prevention, early detection, and chronic care services Equity Programs DEI and equity-based health initiatives defunded or dismantled 📚 V. Supporting Research ...