May 5, 2021

TALKING Black police unions

Elena reported, wrote, and produced this episode.

 

CONTENT WARNING: This episode involves mention of police violence against people of color.

Since the 1970s, Black police officers have formed informal unions in response to racism within their departments and in the greater community. In this episode, reporter Elena Neale-Sacks talks to an economist, a law professor, and a former president of a Black police union to better understand the purpose these organizations serve, their limits, and the ways in which they differ from police unions with bargaining power, like the Police Benevolent Association and Fraternal Order of Police.

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