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Speaker 1 (00:02):
BIA News. This outur I'm Terry Mucrete coming up. The
black mayor of Washington, DC is reacting to President Trump's
crime actions in the nation's capital. A judge is considering
evidence to decide if the National Guard in la is unlawful.
The NAACP is holding a series of town halls this
week in an effort to mobilize black voters around the nation.
But first, here's BIA News now.

Speaker 2 (00:23):
President Trump is threatening to send the National Guard to Chicago,
calling the city a disaster and slamming black Mayor Brandon
Johnson as incompetent.

Speaker 3 (00:30):
If we need to, We're going to do the same
thing in Chicago, which is a disaster. We have a
mayor there who's totally incompetent.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
He mocked Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker's presidential ambition while
announcing a federal police takeover in DC. A black Milwaukee
MoMA for is homeless after paying twelve hundred dollars for
a fake apartment. Mary Kafuca moved from Missouri only to
find the listing didn't exist. She's now staying in shelters
and hopes to recover her money in court. And rapper YNW.
Melly's retrial and his Florida double murder case is delayed

(00:58):
until twenty twenty seven. The court granted a stay as
prosecutor's file emotion, halting the September start. Mellie's been jailed
since twenty nineteen and could face the death penalty if convicted.
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on the iHeartRadio app Now back to Terry MacCready.

Speaker 1 (01:15):
Democratic Black Mayor Muriel Bowser speaking out after Trump placed
the DC police under federal control and activated the National
Guard as part of his major crackdown on crime. Bowser
thinks Trump's current view on crime in DC is shaped
by rising crime rates during his first term, but she
says it's drumped since then.

Speaker 2 (01:33):
That is why you have heard me and many many
Washingtonians before me, advocate for full statehood for the District
of Columbia.

Speaker 1 (01:43):
Trump said things have gone too far.

Speaker 3 (01:45):
Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and
bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged out maniacs,
and homeless people.

Speaker 1 (01:54):
Bowser said democracy in Washington, DC is tenuous. President Trump
suggested he might deploy the National Guard to crack down
on crime in other cities as well, including Baltimore, Chicago,
and New York, which, like LA, are also under the
leadership of black mayors. Meanwhile, a federal judge in San
Francisco is considering evidence to decide whether the Trump administration

(02:16):
unlawfully deployed National Guard troops and US Marines to Los
Angeles during immigration protests. Governor Gavin Newsom and the city's
black mayor, Karen Bass say it's illegal.

Speaker 4 (02:26):
Problems in about two square miles. It lasted for a
couple of days. I initiated a curfew. We have had
no problems or for weeks, so why were they here.

Speaker 1 (02:38):
Apartment of Defense deploying around four thousand California National Guard
troops and seven hundred Marines to Los Angeles. About two
hundred and fifty troops remain on duty. California is asking
the court to return control of the troops to the
state and prevent the military's involvement in law enforcement. The
NAACP is holding a series of town halls this week
in an effort to mobilize black voters around them nation,

(03:00):
more than a year ahead of the twenty twenty six midterms.
President Derek Johnson told CBS News that it may still
seem far away, but the twenty twenty six midterm elections
will determine whether our democracy still holds or whether the
people surrender their power to a king. Johnson is characterizing
President Trump's immigration raids and slashing of medicaid and food
assistance programs and calling back of diversity, equity and inclusion

(03:24):
policies as an urgent moment. The town Halls will highlight
the administration's policies and impact on the African American community.
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launching attacks in a displacement
camp outside of Al Fasher, the capital of North Darfor province.
At least forty people were killed and multiple wounded. The
Emergency Response Rooms group working at the Abushuk camp said

(03:46):
in a statement that raids were carried out targeting citizens
inside their homes. The Community Activist Group provides assistance across Sudan.
The National Drives Over or Get Pulled Over Enforcement campaign
begins tomorrow. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's annual effort
takes place ahead of Labor Day weekend, one of the
deadliest holidays for crashes. Involving alcohol and parent driving. The

(04:07):
NHTSA says five hundred eleven people died in twenty twenty
three as a result of drunk driving crashes during the
Labor Day weekend. I'm Terry mccreedy for the Black Information Network.