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In Trump’s Federal Work Force Cuts, Black Women Are Among the Hardest Hit

President Trump has cut hundreds of thousands of jobs from the federal work force, disproportionately affecting Black employees.

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Dr. Peggy Carr, the chief statistician at the Education Department, was dismissed after a 35-year career as part of the Trump administration’s plan to drastically reduce the size of the federal work force.
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Trump Once Praised the Black History Museum That He Is Now Attacking

President Trump’s 2017 tour of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture seems a distant memory.

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A demonstration in front of the National African American Museum of History and Culture in May. President Trump’s tone with regard to the museum was markedly different in 2017.
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Trump’s Selective Stance on Justice: Redemption for Some, Scorn for Others

President Trump, himself a felon, has shown particular leniency to criminals he seems to identify with — people who are white or wealthy, or who rioted in his name on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Federal agents patrolling Washington, after Mr. Trump’s announcement last week that he would deploy the National Guard and federalize the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington.
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