“Right after I graduated college something happened to me that has happened to many other Latino men — my brother and I were pulled over by the police in broad daylight. Suddenly there were five police cars surrounding us. My car was turned inside out without reason. The police belligerently questioned me. They asked us, “What gang are you a member of?” I remember it like it was yesterday. This is reality for many men of color, and it shows the inherent bias that exists in our justice system. Policies like those reinstated by Attorney General
Jeff Sessions last week only serve to double down on this bias and make our communities less safe.
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