N.J. police targeted black and Latino neighborhoods to fulfill ticket quotas, officers say
“According to an investigation by NBC New York’s I-Team, officers targeted minority neighborhoods in order to fulfill ticket quotas, racking up more and more overtime pay with each ticket they wrote — an unofficial policy that was widely understood in the department, police say.” https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/n-j-police-targeted-black-latino-neighborhoods-fulfill-ticket-quotas-n1137191 ... Read more
How the GI Bill’s Promise Was Denied to a Million Black WWII Veterans
Racism is institutionalized throughout U.S. society. https://www.history.com/news/gi-bill-black-wwii-veterans-benefits ... Read more
DNA exonerates man who spent 25 years in prison for 1985 rape he did not commit
How many other innocent persons of color are in prison based on a racist judiciary and police force? https://abc7news.com/wrongfully-convicted-man-who-served-25-years-exonerated/5888178 ... Read more
America’s Breeding Farms: What History Books Never Told You
African-American slaves were bred for profit by slaveowners. https://medium.com/the-aambc-journal/americas-breeding-farms-what-history-books-never-told-you-6704e8b152a4 ... Read more