The Long History of Black Officers Reforming Policing From Within [theatlantic.com]
When it comes to law enforcement in America, there are two culture wars under way. One has been championed at the federal level by the Trump administration: an effort to rigorously defend police and shift public policy away from punishing officer misconduct. But the second, less visible—and, in some ways, opposite—war has been ongoing at the local level for over a half-century, with African American officers working to mitigate racial bias and abuse of power from within the profession.