Joint Center Penned Opinion Essay on President Trump’s Recent Executive Orders

Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and University of California DC interns Logan De La Torre and C’Kret Lindsey penned an opinion essay assessing President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders and its potential long-term impact on Black communities.

From the op-ed: “These recent executive orders demonstrate a pattern of tearing down protections and practices designed to address the racial inequality African Americans historically and continuously face. Among this outburst of executive power are orders that undermine advances made in environmental justice, equal hiring practices, anti-discrimination laws, equal sentencing laws, and health disparities.”

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