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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 6, 2012

Lawsuit: Pa. Trooper Fired for Writing Reports In Ebonics

In the lawsuit, William Peake, 29, claims he faced discrimination from his mostly white fellow troopers after he was stationed at the Uniontown barracks.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 18, 2012

Feds Accuse N.C. Sheriff of Discriminatory Policing

The Department of Justice accused the Alamance County (N.C.) Sheriff's Office in a Tuesday letter of violating the Constitution by racially profiling and targeting Latinos.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 29, 2012

Black Officers Claim Hiring Discrimination In Syracuse

In a federal lawsuit, three black Syracuse police officers claim racial discrimination in promotion and hiring practices by the department.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 15, 2012

Black Boston Officers File Discrimination Suit

Nine black Boston police supervisors failed to advance in the department because of a discriminatory exam, according to a federal lawsuit filed yesterday that underscores the long-running tension between minority officers and department commanders.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 7, 2011

NAACP: Increase Black Troopers In N.J.

George Gore, the political action chairman of the NAACP's New Jersey chapter, said the consent decree requires good-faith efforts to recruit blacks, and "they have not lived up to that."

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 22, 2011

Feds Consider Racial Probe of LASD for Housing Checks

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department may face a federal civil rights probe that will look into claims that Antelope Valley deputies harassed black residents living in government-subsidized housing.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2011

NAACP: End 'Flawed' War on Drugs

NAACP delegates approved a resolution that sets out to outline "the facts about the failed drug war" and points out that the U.S. spends over $40 billion annually to lock up "low-level drug offenders, mostly from communities of color," according to the group.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 1, 2010

Anchorage PD Chief Defends Department Against Charges of Racism

Responding to the claims of two veteran detectives who contend the Anchorage Police Department is rife with racism, Police Chief Mark Mew said Wednesday that the force does not tolerate discrimination.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2010

Black Officers Blast St. Louis PD With Racism Charges

The president of a black officers' group blasted the St. Louis Police Department on Monday, claiming it tolerates a culture of racism.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 7, 2009

South Gate Settles Officer Discrimination Claim For $18 Million

The California city of South Gate has paid out $18 million to a group of 16 officers who said they faced racially motivated discrimination as a result of their association with a Latino police official who left the department in 2002, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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