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DC mayor says Trump takeover shows why US capital should be 51st state

Reporting by Michelle Del Rey , USA TODAY Network Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser is advocating for the city to become the 51st state after President Donald Trump announced the federal government would take control of the local Metropolitan Police Department. Bowser, who has been the city’s mayor since 2015, made the remarks during an […]

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Why Did Trayon White Win Reelection… Even After a Bribery Scandal?

Election Context and Controversy On July 15, Trayon White Sr. narrowly won reelection to the D.C. Council, defeating Sheila Bunn, Mike Austin, and Salim Adofo in a four-way, low-turnout race with fewer than 6,800 ballots cast. White received 2,277 votes (28.1%), just ahead of Bunn with 2,019 (24.9%), Austin with 1,986 (24.5%), and Adofo with

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Performative Men: Social Media’s Reinforcing of Gender Roles 

Performative Men–men who flaunt their style, or interest in gendered issues as a way to impress women–have started to gain prominence on social media. You may have seen this social media trend that’s popped up in recent months: People making fun of these kinds of men for a seemingly desperate, attention seeking disposition. A caricature

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Trump is right about homeless camps: Make them ‘move out, IMMEDIATELY’

I came across this article on the USA Today Network and want to ask the question; Deep down inside how many D.C. residents agree with this sentiment? We drive by it, through it, and walk around it everyday in all parts of the city. We may even know someone who’s found themselves homeless and on

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The MPD Gets Away With It–Again

On October 23, 2020, Metropolitan Police Department officer Terence Sutton initiated an unauthorized police pursuit that killed Karon Hylton-Brown, a twenty-year-old African American father to an infant. For ten full minutes, Sutton followed Hylton-Brown in an unmarked car at speeds prosecutors called “unreasonable.” Hylton-Brown was riding a rental scooter without a helmet on. The pursuit,

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National Guard from Republican states heading to DC: What you need to know

Reporting by Michael Loria, USA TODAY Network Hundreds of National Guard members from Republican-led states will join federal troops on the ground in Washington, D.C., as part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital. Trump seized control of the District’s police force and mobilized 800 soldiers from the Washington, D.C. National

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Notice a theme to Trump’s planned takeovers of cities? These Black mayors do.

Reporting by Deborah Barfield Berry and Terry Collins, USA TODAY Network OAKLAND, CA ‒ Mayor Barbara Lee and other officials in this California city are treating President Donald Trump’s warning that he might send the National Guard there as more than just an offhand comment. They’re bracing for a fight. Lee and other Black mayors,

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