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Philadelphia fires 13 officers for racist social media posts

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire National correspondent • July 25, 2019

Police officers in Philadelphia and St. Louis are paying a heavy price for their acts of racism. Weeks after a scathing analysis by the nonprofit Plain View Project, the two departments have responded. In Philadelphia (several officers have been terminated…

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire correspondent • June 28, 2019

Far too many law enforcement officers, from rookies to the highest ranking, view African Americans as ‘dogs,’ and some punch in believing “it’s a good day for a chokehold.” Others believe women in ‘hijabs’ are tantamount to “trash bags.” Those…