NY Police Dept. Accused Of A Secretive Lists Barring Blacks From Promotions

A federal complaint has been filed against the NYPD's Itelligence Division over the lack of promotions for Black officers. The compalint has been filed by the NYCLU which is a watchdog group of the New York Police Department.

In the Itelligence Division, there are only 35 Black Officers out of 600 and none of the 35 officers rank higher than Sergeant. This means that only 6% of the officers working in the Itelligence Division are Black.

Out of the 161 Sergeants working in the Itelligence Division, there are only 8 Black officers. This is only 5% of the Sergeants which is much lower than the Black population in New York. The complaint filed states that the issue is about jobs, salaries, and benefits. Read the story.

Blacks Still Face Disparities In Bankruptcies

The majority of Blacks are being steered in Bankruptcy Chapter 13 while most Whites are filing for Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy code based on a 2007 Connsumer Bankruptcy Project. Blacks file for Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy code 55%, Whites 29%, Asians 24%, Other 24%, and Hispanics 22%.

The vast majority of debtors excluding Blacks file under Chapter 7 of the bankruptcy code, which typically allows them to erase most debts in a matter of months. It tends to have a higher success rate and is less expensive than the alternative, Chapter 13, which has been more popular with Blacks and requires debtors to dedicate their disposable income to paying back their debts for several years.

Based on a survey, many bankruptcy lawyers are steering Blacks into Chapter 13 even when they have a similar financial profile to Whites. Read the full story.