For Black Americans, ‘Sundown’ Approaches as a Fateful Inauguration Looms

By Stacy M. Brown | The Washington Informer | Word In BlackThis& post& was originally published on& The Washington InformerCredit: Jett visual/Pexels(WIB) – With more than half of Latino men and white women voting to elect Donald Trump, polls show the repercussions for African Americans were ignored. While many white women, surrendering their reproductive rights, and Latino men, sealing the fate of many of their brethren who will be ostracized, deported, voted for Trump, experts note and history has revealed citizens face the brunt of that decision.& With racist threats and promises already made by the president-elect, potential resurgence of sundown towns, unchecked racist policing, and policies that threaten to let America’s ugliest prejudices flourish once more.Trump’s proposed and devastating agenda includes dismantling the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) civil rights division and ending federal oversight that has long been essential for marginalized communities.& Further, Trump has pledged to grant police complete immunity in cases involving unarmed citizens, signaling a return to a climate where officers can act without accountability.& For many, this agenda is not only a step backward — it is a revival of an era when Black Americans had to tread carefully in towns across America to avoid...