#35 Black Officers Black Citizens

Shawn Kennedy, a retired sworn member of the Chicago Police Department for 29 years, currently serving as the Information Officer for the National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers spoke about the Black police experience as an officer and a citizen. He highlighted, why Black officers are not speaking up enough, the impacts when they speak up, and why Black men are a primary target. He provided specific call to action for Black officers and citizens.

"People say, "are they trying to put us back in Jim Crow"? Please don't think that it's something impossible. If you are asleep, things can happen when you're sleeping, so you need to be conscious about certain things and pay attention. Things are done deliberately for very specific reasons. You may not know what the reason is, but you should question anything that comes across...."  - Shawn Kennedy