We are glad to report that the campaign against racial profiling in Durham has begun to result in important and concrete changes to departmental policies. It was one year ago this week that SCSJ joined its partners in the FADE coalition in marching from the Durham Police Department to the steps of City Hall. On […]
Community says "enough" to Durham racial profiling
The community has had enough. The Southern Coalition for Social Justice and Durham FADE (Fostering Alternative Drug Enforcement) partnered with community organizations to present and prioritize five recommendations from the Human Relations Commission for the Durham Police Department to decrease discriminatory practices. Representatives from the Durham Congregations in Action, Durham CAN, the Durham Committee on the […]
DPD hasn't eradicated racial bias
Panel: DPD hasn’t eradicated race bias Apr. 29, 2014 @ 11:03 PM Ray Gronberg The Herald-Sun DURHAM — Wrapping up a seven-month effort, the city’s Human Relations Commission agreed Tuesday to report to elected officials that it’d “found the existence of racial bias and profiling present” in the Durham Police Department’s practices. The statement was […]