Radley Balko, Insider Portsmouth police Chief Tonya Chapman takes the oath of office in the City Council chambers on Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. Hyunsoo Leo Kim | The Virginian-Pilot, Featured Image [dropcap]The[/dropcap] first black woman to become police chief of a Virginia city said Monday she was forced to sign her own resignation letter “under […]
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“Sometimes I didn’t think I was a police officer, I thought I was a counselor…”
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Voices: For Black Cops in America, A Twofold Burden
Black officers around the country are now more than ever torn between being a cop and standing up for what is right.
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