The author argues that the 47th president’s federal takeover of D.C.’s police and deployment of National Guard troops—despite declining crime rates—marks a dangerous consolidation of executive power. Coupled with rollbacks of civil rights protections, judicial retreat from constitutional freedoms, and the end of federal police oversight, it signals an accelerating slide into authoritarianism that demands urgent community defense.
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Law school project finds slavery citations still being used today
Prigg v. Pennsylvania, a 1842 Supreme Court ruling, continues to be cited in 274 other cases, showing the lasting impact of legal principles related to the ownership of other humans, despite the abolition of slavery in 1865.
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Commentary: Five strategies to grow Black homeownership
The persistent racial gap in homeownership rates in the U.S. can be addressed by federal student loan forgiveness, down payment assistance, federal housing programs, lower mortgage interest rates, and increasing the number of Black real estate professionals.
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The positive effect of a Trump conviction
Former U.S. Ambassador Charles A. Ray argues that former President Donald Trump’s conviction on criminal charges would not inhibit future presidents from making hard decisions, but would send a message that no one is above the law.