Stay Dangerous | 8

About this episode

The NYPD loves to show off its diversity, but it often hides how hard and long it fought that diversity. Chenjerai takes us back in time to the real story of how the NYPD got its first Black cop – and how decades later, Black cops went to war with the NYPD’s union to push for civilian oversight of the police. But how effective is reform if the police are still only accountable to themselves? From Wondery, Crooked Media and PushBlack. Empire City is made with a commitment to ensure the stories of those who were and are still impacted by the NYPD are always part of the stories we tell ourselves about the Police, about America, and about Democracy. Voices & References: Edwin Raymond: https://x.com/edwinraymondnyc Khalil Gibran Muhammed: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/khalil-gibran-muhammad Natalie Cherot: https://nataliecherot.com/ Andrew Darien: https://directory.salemstate.edu/profile/andrew.darien An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America https://www.amazon.com/Inconvenient-Cop-Change-Policing-America/dp/0593653165 The Watchmen: https://www.hbo.com/watchmen The Congress of Racial Equality: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/congress-racial