Kevin Stark, Author at The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Thu, 18 Oct 2018 20:10:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Kevin Stark, Author at The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com 32 32 163009088 More African-Americans apply to become cops, but few make it to finish line https://www.chicagoreporter.com/more-african-americans-apply-to-become-cops-but-few-make-it-to-finish-line/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/more-african-americans-apply-to-become-cops-but-few-make-it-to-finish-line/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2018 16:56:36 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=1765631 Although the police department is pushing to diversify, it’s hiring whites and Latinos at rates more than double that of blacks, analysis shows.

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