Ron Walters was a man on a mission.

Whether working on a book about President Barack Obama, granting interviews about TV personality Glenn Beck’s rally at the Lincoln Memorial or schooling reporters about the exacting details of interpreting polls and the real intention behind political machinations, the dedicated and highly respected scholar, strategist and teacher worked almost constantly to educate as many people as he could about the importance and practical consequences of public policy in the African-American community.

Constantly working, Walters seemed to be akin to the Energizer Bunny - just going and going, driven to complete every task he had assigned himself.

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“Dr. Ronald Walters was the nation’s preeminent scholar on black politics and, importantly, an influential practitioner and political strategist,” Ralph B. Everett, president and CEO of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, said in a statement Sunday.

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