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Protesters in Washington, D.C., against Trump's federal law enforcement plan chant "Black Lives Matter" By America-Today August 22, 2025
Residents are organizing against Trump¡¯s power grab in the capital the latest embodiment of a generations long fight for autonomy. Nearly an hour into Friday night¡¯s game between the Washington Spirit and Racing Louisville FC, a chant started to spread throughout the stadium that briefly silenced the television announcers for the women¡¯s soccer match. ¡°Free D.C.! Free D.C.! Free D.C.!¡± the spectators chanted at the stadium in the southwest quadrant of the nation¡¯s capital. It was a response to Republican President Donald Trump¡¯s militarized takeover of policing in the District of Columbia that began last week; it was also a nod to the women-founded grassroots movement that has been organizing Washington¡¯s 700,000 residents to resist federal interventions during the early months of the second Trump administration: Free DC. |
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