Candles are left in front of a photo of youth activist and influencer Charlie Kirk as people attend a vigil in Orem City Center Park in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10, 2025. Melissa Majchrzak/AFP via Getty Images
From President Abraham Lincoln to President John F. Kennedy and from Malcolm X to Martin Luther King Jr., the U.S. story has too often been marred by the silencing of visionary voices through violence. Each loss forces us to confront the question of what kind of nation we want to be.
Armstrong Williams
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Armstrong Williams is a political commentator, author, entrepreneur and is founder of Howard Stirk Holdings.
