Black fatherlessness is turning DC into a war zone

Trump's Make D.C. Safe Again initiative addresses capital's crime crisis but stronger families and father accountability are also needed in Black communities.

C.J. Pearson is a Gen Z political activist, strategist, and National Co-Chair of the RNC Youth Advisory Council. At 22 years old, Pearson has emerged as one of the leading conservative voices among Generation Z. 

If you want to know why our nation’s capital has become one of the most dangerous cities in America, start in the home. The reality is simple: when boys grow up without fathers, the streets raise them. And the streets are predictably doing a terrible job.

This isn’t conjecture. It’s fact. According to the American Experiment, a child without a father is five times more likely to commit crime and be poor, nine times  more likely to drop out of school and 20 times more likely to end up in jail.