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Posted inCriminal Justice, Policing

The False Promise of the Black Police Chief

by Tamar Sarai Davis January 30, 2022September 5, 2023

New York City Mayor Eric Adams made history last month when he publicly confirmed his appointment of Keechant Sewell as the city’s police commissioner. She is the first woman and the third Black person to hold the position in the department’s 176-year history.  With Sewell’s appointment, New York City joined the growing number of police […]

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