Exclusive: LaRoyce Hawkins on the changes to Chicago PD stories as a result of Black Lives Matter
Wed Feb 10, 2021 at 9:00am ET
LaRoyce Hawkins Pic credit: Matt Dinerstein/NBC
The effects of the Black Lives Matter movement in real live has forced a change in how TV shows about police departments portray their characters and handle their storylines, and Chicago PD
is among those who are responding to the mood of America.
Interestingly enough, the NBC cop drama had actually aired an episode that dealt with racial profiling by a white cop even before the George Floyd protests began in late May.