Federal Overhaul is a multipart series that explores the impact of the Trump administration’s restructuring of the federal government on Black communities.
ARLINGTON, Virginia — “Not right now, baby girl. Now’s not the time for you.”
That was the advice that Tavorise Marks, who served in the U.S. Army for 15 years, recently had for his niece. An honors graduate of her high school’s Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps program, she dreamed of joining the military…