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Black Woman Takes Over as Chief of U.S. Capitol Police

By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
@StacyBrownMedia

A Black woman now has the task of restoring order at the U.S. Capitol.

Yogananda Pittman, a Morgan State graduate, takes over as acting Chief of the 2,300-member U.S. Capitol Police just one week after the violent insurrection desecrated American democracy.

The riot agitated by President Donald Trump on January 6 resulted in two Capitol Police officers’ deaths, at least three civilian casualties, countless injuries, and many arrests.

Capitol Police had announced Chief Steven Sund’s resignation following the immediate criticism of how the department responded and handled the insurrectionist mob.

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