With national anxieties over the state of democracy and National Guard troops deployed to the city, the Congressional Black Caucus began its conference Wednesday in a neighborhood center. Elected officials and community leaders have called for unity and urgency to fight President Donald Trump’s agenda that has struck down diversity, equity and inclusion policies, detained immigrants and attempted to rewrite election rules.

But on Wednesday morning, officials said it was important to stand with the community and reaffirm that they hear citizens.

“We could be the convention center in this moment… but this moment demands that we are here in the community, and that we stand firm with the people of the District of Columbia as they go through the challenges that are presented by the current ad

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