DC-Based Black Female Assistant Police Chief Was Actually Told To Get An Abortion Or Be Fired

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DC-Based Black Female Assistant Police Chief Was Actually Told To Get An Abortion Or Be Fired

Chanel Dickerson, assistant police chief in Washington, D.C., recently came forth with a jaw-dropping claim that as an 18-year-old cadet she was told by MPD to either have an abortion or be fired from the program.

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