driving while black Why Philly Wants to End Police Traffic Stops for Minor Offenses Philadelphia police disproportionately pull over Black drivers for minor offenses like a broken taillight, but those stops don’t do much to reduce violent crime – a gun or drugs are found about 1% of the time. Under the Driving Equality Bill that recently passed City Council, drivers would get a ticket in the mail for those minor violations –...
driving while black Two Filmmakers Explore the Difficult History of ‘Driving While Black' in a Racist America A new documentary, “Driving While Black,” digs deep into the racist reality that Black people have faced behind the wheel since the 1930s. Historian Gretchen Sorin, whose book inspired the film, and director Ric Burns joined LX News to discuss the PBS documentary and its call to action.
everyday racism I Was Pulled Over by Cops Three Times in Five Miles—Just For Looking Suspicious 'You get really frustrated because you know you didn’t do anything. You’re guilty before you’re proven innocent, so now you have to prove your innocence.'
everyday racism Everyday Racism: Stopped by Cops Three Times in Five Miles Kel Smith, 37, is a mental health counselor who lives in Norfolk, Virginia. As a Black man, he’s known since he was a teenager that he was more likely to get pulled over by the police while driving – and that every stop had the potential to be fatal. He recalls one night as a college student in California when...
