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Racial profiling by law enforcement at the local, state, and federal levels, leads to discrimination against people in the African American, Native American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Latino, Arab, and Muslim communities of the United States.
Penalties, under both the existing law and the LLEHCPA (Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, originally called the "Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act"), for hate crimes involving firearms are prison terms of up to 10 years, while crimes involving kidnapping, sexual assault, or murder can bring life in prison. In 1990, Congress ...
Race has been a factor in the United States criminal justice system since the system's beginnings, as the nation was founded on Native American soil. [32] It continues to be a factor throughout United States history through the present, with organizations such as Black Lives Matter calling for decarceration through divestment from police and prisons and reinvestment in public education and ...
It was legal at the time under the pretense of “separate but equal” constitutional law. It was Jim Crow that produced seating for Black people in the back of streetcars and buses and separate ...
The US harbors a sense of fear and danger in people of color through the uncontested use of racial profiling in day-to-day interactions - from personal implicit biases, overt and covert racist laws and practices, and discriminatory law enforcement agencies.
The journey of Black Lexington’s path to homeownership is a multigenerational story worthy of being told. I along with several other local organizations are working to bring these stories to ...
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE): The association has 60 chapters in regions with over 4.500 members. The organization’s main goal is to improve relations ...
Blacks in Law Enforcement of America is an African-American police organization, formed in the 1960s. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It speaks on behalf of black members of the community [ 3 ] as well as black police officers, [ 4 ] and also advocates against racial discrimination within police forces.