The Thwarted Promise of Black Women Prosecutors
What happened to the Black women who were rising stars of the progressive prosecutors movement?
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What happened to the Black women who were rising stars of the progressive prosecutors movement?
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Legal expert are sounding the alarm that former president Donald Trump’s racially-charged attacks and threats against Black prosecutors investigating him could create safety threats for Black prosecutors all over the country. “The danger of this rhetoric is that it encourages bad actors to do certain things,” said Melba Pearson, a civil rights and criminal law attorney and the former president of the National Black Prosecutors Association. Pearson adds, “This retort of racism specifically aimed at Black prosecutors is purposeful. This is not a brand new tactic.” Pearson said. “Itâ€...