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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: Members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol outside of Union Station on August 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration has deployed federal officers and the National Guard to the District in order to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital.

The Long History of Black Police and Soldiers Resisting Federal Takeovers

by Roger House August 22, 2025August 22, 2025

Trump’s threats to seize cities revive an old question: when federal power targets Black communities, what is the duty of Black officers?

Arrest in Schools Double When Police Are Involved

by Aziah Siid July 11, 2024July 11, 2024

Nora McKeller Shares Kindness With the Incarcerated ‘Least of These’

by Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

30 Years After the L.A. Riots, Can We All Get Along?

by Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier April 28, 2022February 14, 2023

I Brokered the 1992 Bloods-Crips Truce. Here’s What I Know About Reimagining Public Safety

by Aqeela Sherrills April 28, 2022April 29, 2022