Despite progress made in recent years to change policing practices in California, law enforcement still has the political clout to block bills they don't like.
After George Floyd was murdered, newsrooms pledged to hire more Black staff, address racism in the workplace and ensure the standard of objectivity wasn’t being used to silence their voices.
Within the Roanoke County border, there are four men of color who serve as chiefs of police. The other 17 chiefs in the Roanoke and New River Valley regions are