Author name: aharris47

IntroductionThe so-called “DC takeover” was sold as a hardline crackdown on crime, with the deployment of National Guard troops, federal agents, and a heavy law enforcement presence in the nation’s capital. But days into the operation, the numbers tell a different story. Arrest totals are low, the chain of command is muddled, and the operation’s

IntroductionIn the national conversation about crime, the focus is often distorted by fear-based narratives and political agendas. Terms like “roving gangs” and “youth violence” are used as dog whistles to conjure images of Black perpetrators, even when data tells a different story. The reality is that most violent crime in the United States is intraracial—people

IntroductionThe political climate in the United States is once again thick with targeted attacks, coded language, and strategic division. The repeated antagonizing of Black communities—through calling out Black mayors and disparaging majority-Black cities like Baltimore, Oakland, and Chicago—is not accidental. It’s a calculated move rooted in fear, distraction, and the need to galvanize a certain

IntroductionThe older I get, the more I realize that there was never going to be “enough” to change certain minds. No amount of education, empathy, or demonstrations of our humanity would convince some people that we deserve to be treated as human beings. That truth is uncomfortable, even frightening, to admit — but it’s necessary