To Inspire You

America's democracy is not guaranteed. It is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it. To guard it, and never take it for granted and protecting our democracy takes struggle. It takes sacrifice. But there is joy in it. And there is progress. Because we the people have the power to build a better future.

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Today In History

• In 1802 - Alexandre Dumas is born in Villiers-Cotterets to a Haitian mulatto, Thomas Alexandre Dumas, and Marie Labouret Dumas, a French woman. He will become an acclaimed author of the French classics The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Man in the Iron Mask, and The Corsican Brothers
  
• In 2015 - Tiesha Thomas, a 17-year veteran of the Bloomfield, CT Polic Department becomes the first Black female promoted to the rank of Sergeant in the agency's history