Black Law - African American Justice in a White American Society

Over the past 10 years, African-American men and women have found themselves on the opposite end of the barrel of law enforcement. Numerous white police officers have shot and killed hundreds of unarmed black men across the country; inciting the establishment of advocacy groups like The Color of Change, Black Lives Matter, and bloggers like Shawn King and others.  New York Cities, "Stop and Frisk" laws, and the dilemma of dealing with police officers proclaiming that they were in fear of their lives, from 'unarmed' black man, has caused angst and agony among members within the black community. The traditional look of white law enforcement badgering innocent black citizens is a vision all too often repeated in the Ole' South. From the annexation of the 13 Colonies from the Union sparking the Civil War, to the sixteen shots of Officer Jason Van Dyke into the skipping LaQuan McDonald, tensions between white police and black citizens go back to the days of Selma, Alabama and Bull Conner ordered the release of the dogs and fire hoses on John Lewis and others. But in 2018, much of the ole' guard vision has been destroyed in the State of North Carolina.  Because on November 6th, eight of the states largest counties with the largest cities, decided that enough was enough, and change was due.  By an overwhelming margin, eight new black men and one woman, were elected sheriff, the chief law enforcement officers of their respective counties. An unprecedented and historical event.  Three of those newly elected sheriffs, Paula Dance, of Pitt, County; Clarence Birkhead, of Durham, County, and Garry McFadden, of Mecklenburg, County all beat out long term white republican sheriffs, to take over the duties and responsibilities of making North Carolina a state of rules and laws, but now, laws that help, not kill black American's. It's Black Law, in the South.