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Good Trouble Lives On - July 2025

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‘The House is on Fire:’ Lewis Rally Goers Sound the Alarm - Newport This WeekWere he alive today, the late civil rights leader and Georgia Congressman John Lewis would be “making good trouble,” standing against the policies of the Trump administration. This was the repeated consensus of Aquidneck Islanders and local leaders who gathered in Eisenhower Park on July 17 as part of a nationwide remembrance of Lewis on the anniversary of his death <a href="https://www.newportthisweek.com/articles/the-house-is-on-fire-lewis-rally-goers-sound-the-alarm/">[…]</a>

‘Good Trouble Lives On!’ - Newport This WeekOn July 29, 2016, the iconic Civil Rights hero Congressman John Lewis made his last visit to Newport, recorded in the photo here. Lewis had a special relationship with the Newport Branch of the N.A.A.C.P. On that occasion they presented him with a citation that read: In recognition of your courageous, steadfast, and irrepressible leadership and your continuing dedication to <a href="https://www.newportthisweek.com/articles/good-trouble-lives-on/">[…]</a>

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