It has been a week since the federal government shutdown, which took effect a minute past midnight on Oct. 1. Among the several federally funded initiatives impacted was the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which furloughed roughly 8,700 employees as a result. Federal workers for essential services like the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the National Park Service are at work, but might not get paid next week if the shutdown continues. The House has been adjourned for the remainder of this week, so it looks like the shutdown will head into its third week.

At the King Center in the Sweet Auburn Historic District, the level of quiet on a Tuesday morning was palpable. Ebenezer Baptist Church, a popular tourist attraction for its Church Talks series and tours

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