Police stop a great many American drivers every year

This past March 19th, the ACLU Pasadena/Foothills examined the outrageous situation with its “Driving While Black” forum, moderated by LA Progressive’s Sharon Kyle and held in Pasadena’s Orange Grove Friends Meeting Hall.

But the experiences of people of color–and most especially Black men–is another story entirely

Driving While Black speaker, filmmaker James Farr

Police stop a great many American drivers every year–20 million last year–for good reasons and bad. But the experiences of people of color–and most especially Black men–is another story entirely.

Far too often, Black men are pulled over for trivial traffic infractions–or simply questionable police suspicions–leading to violence and even death at the hands of officers sworn to protect us.

L.A. Progressive Publisher Sharon Kyle

Professor Lily Khadjavi, co-chair of the Racial Identity and Profiling Advisory Board (RIPA), Stop Data Analysis subcommittee, presented compelling data on police stops in Los Angeles County, comparing driver ethnicities year to year.

Marcus McKinney then described how his Center for Policing Equity takes Dr Khadjavi’s data and transforms it into legislation that can work to stem the rush of police killings. Journalist and filmmaker.

James Farr gave a street-level view of how these police overreach affect his Black community in Northwest Pasadena, including his heart-rending film of one brutal beatdown.

Sharon Kyle, LA Progressive publisher, served as moderator.
https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/2uHurLArThe ACLU Pasadena/Foothills Chapter was joined by cosponsors LA Progressive, The National Day Laborer’s Organizing Network (NDLON), the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Greater Pasadena (IMA), and The League of Women Voters Pasadena Area Area (LWV PA).

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