As of 2020, about 13% of police officers in the US are black. This percentage varies depending on the location and police department.
Louis Moore was the first black Pittsburgh police officer, appointed in 1918.
According to the 2020 U.S. Census, Portland, Maine has one of the lowest percentages of Black residents among major U.S. cities, with less than 5% of the population identifying as Black or African American.
George Soros' Open Society Foundations has provided funding to various organizations and causes related to social justice, but there is no evidence to suggest that he directly funded the Black Lives Matter movement. BLM is a decentralized movement that emerged in response to incidents of police brutality and racial injustice.
Gang members wear a black bandana to conceal their identity while committing crimes or to show allegiance to their gang through colors or symbols. It can also be a way to intimidate others or signal solidarity with their group.
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As of 2020, about 13% of police officers in the US are black. This percentage varies depending on the location and police department.
Chicago has approximately 3630 black policemen.
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Rodney King .
1,192 Black officers:As of 2009, LAPD [compared to city's population] is42% Latino [46.53% of city's population is Latino]12% Black [11.24% of city's population is Black]7% Asian [9.99% of city's population is Asian]37% White [29.75% of city's population is White]At the current number of sworn officers, 9936, that comes out to1,192 Black4,173 Latino3,676 White695 Asian
Because some police officers are racist, so say if god forbid a black person did a crime, they'll victimise almost any black person.
During the initial protests and riots in Baltimore in April 2015, more than 20 police officers were injured. Six officers were later charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died in police custody. However, additional deaths directly related to the riots were not reported.
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Wiley G. Overton is considered the first black police officer appointed to the New York Police Department in Brooklyn in 1891.
The precipitating factor in the Rodney King riots was the acquittal of four LAPD officers involved in the beating of Rodney King. The failure to convict the officers led to widespread outrage and protests that escalated into riots.
Rodney Glen King (born April 2, 1965 in Sacramento, California) is an African-American construction worker[1] who, in 1991, was stopped and then beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers (Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, Theodore Briseno and Sergeant Stacey Koon) after being chased for speeding. A bystander, George Holliday, videotaped much of the event from a distance.[2] Part of the video was broadcast around the world and shows four LA police officers restraining and repeatedly striking a black man, while four to six other officers stand by. King had also been tasered by the officers.[3][4]-Wikipedia