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Trump’s D.C. Law Enforcement Takeover Has Black Parents on Edge

The deployment of federal agents and National Guard troops has caused some Black parents to return to the days of “the talk” about policing that they had hoped was no longer needed to keep their children safe.

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Mayada Mannan-Brake, a mother of two in Washington, D.C., said she advised her teenage son to stay away from protests.
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With Trump’s Takeover, Washington Finds a Mission to Resist

Known more for their museums, monuments and government buildings than their culture, Washingtonians are showing a spirit of dissent as protesters dog federal agents in their streets.

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People protest the federal law enforcement presence in Washington on Aug. 21.
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