Saturday, August 29th, 2020
Special Edition: ‘Black & Blue’ - Police Sgt. & Social Advocate
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After another week of protests stemming from a white police officer shooting a black man, today’s interview shares the perspective of someone who knows what it’s like to be both a police sergeant who patrols the streets and a mother who worries for her four black sons.
Retired Sgt. Cheryl Dorsey is an acclaimed author of the autobiography, Black and Blue, and a 20-year veteran of the LAPD.
Today, she shares her experience from within the third largest local law enforcement agency in the country, and she gives her thoughts on recent calls to defund police.
We know there’s a lot of debate about some of these issues, and this is only one person’s experience and opinion. So, we hope her perspective, as both a police expert and social justice advocate, will add to that ongoing conversation…
Our guest: Sgt. Cheryl Dorsey
Cheryl Dorsey is an acclaimed author of the autobiography, Black and Blue, The Creation Of A Social Advocate, and retired 20-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department.
During her career, Sgt. Dorsey worked exclusively in patrol and specialized units in all four Bureaus within the City of Los Angeles; South, Central, West and Valley. In addition to various patrol division assignments, Sgt. Dorsey was assigned to the infamous gang unit in Operations South Bureau; known as Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (C.R.A.S.H.) under the command of Police Chief Daryl F. Gates.
