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"52 Harms in 52 Weeks
How the Trump
Administration Hurt Communities of Color in 2017"
( By Danyelle Solomon and
Connor Maxwell )
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article, the subheadings and one example from each subheading here ⬇
"1 year ago, Donald Trump
was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. During his
victory speech, he promised to “bind the wounds of
division” and pledged to every citizen that he would “be
president for all Americans.” But over the past 52 weeks, the Trump
administration has waged war on communities of color by threatening
to take away almost every hard-won protection and opportunity for
which many generations fought and sometimes died.
Here are 52 ways
Trump hurt communities of color in the first 52 weeks of his
presidency.
Civil rights and courts (1 of 4)
The right to vote is the most fundamental right of democracy in the United States. But under the Trump administration, countless Americans of color are facing increased barriers to the voting booth.
In 2017, Trump established a taxpayer-funded commission led by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) and Vice President Mike Pence—both of whom are known proponents of strict voter ID requirements—to develop and advocate for policies to address the specter of voter fraud.
Climate,
environment, and public lands (1 of 6)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Environmental Justice protects low-income communities and communities of color from environmental hazards such as toxic waste and air pollution.
The Trump administration wants to eliminate the entire office, jeopardizing the health and safety of countless Americans.
Criminal justice (1 of 8)
President Trump reversed an Obama-era executive order that placed commonsense training and supervision requirements on local law enforcement when they apply to obtain surplus weapons and equipment from federal agencies such as the U.S. departments of Defense and Justice
Economic opportunity (1 of 5)
President Trump signed a bill taking away the right for people to take financial companies to court, a step toward weakening the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,
which protects individuals—especially people of color—from wealth-stripping financial products and fights against discrimination in the financial industry.
Education (1 of 10)
President Trump asked Congress to eliminate the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program,
which provides high-quality after-school programs to 1.1 million low-income students of color.
Hate crimes (1 of 2)
In response to white nationalists rampaging through Charlottesville, Virginia and ultimately murdering one counter protester, President Trump responded by defending the white nationalists and blamed “many sides” for the violence.
Health care (1 of 6)
President Trump supported a health care repeal proposal, which would have left 8.7 million people of color without Medicaid coverage by 2026.
That number includes 2.9 million African Americans; 4.7 million Hispanic people; and 1.2 million Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, American Indians, Aleutians, Eskimos, and people of two or more races.
Housing (1 of 2)
President Trump’s budget proposal would cut $6.2 billion from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which provides subsidized housing to more than 9 million people,
including 4.2 million African Americans and 1.8 million Hispanic people.
Immigration (1 of 6)
During his campaign, then-candidate Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown” of all Muslims traveling to the United States. Just seven days into his administration, he signed an executive order in an attempt to fulfill that goal and has since introduced two more iterations of the ban.
Beaten back by federal courts on multiple occasions that have highlighted his anti-Muslim rhetoric, President Trump continues to pursue a Muslim ban that is morally wrong as well as dangerous to our nation’s safety.
Trump’s rhetoric (1 of 3)
President Trump attacked African American professional athletes for protesting systemic racism and bringing attention to police brutality, calling on team owners to fire them, as well as accusing them of being ungrateful for what the United States has given them.
He further inflamed emotions when he joked that police officers should engage in police brutality by roughing up suspects upon arrest,
a practice that has resulted in countless use of force cases.
... ( Danyelle Solomon is the
director for Progress 2050 at the Center for American Progress.
Connor Maxwell is the research associate for Progress 2050 at the
Center. The authors would like to thank Mackenzie Chakara, a former
intern for Progress 2050. )"
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( Courtesy of American Progress )
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