A few were told their appearance would prevent them from being promoted. Some said that while the LAPD has a policy against hair discrimination, they still felt the scorn of fellow officers through dirty looks and comments.
In interviews with The Times, numerous Black officers said they felt targeted by what they saw as dog-whistle language in McBride’s column about “Coolio” hairstyles. home by fellow LAPD officers, said the episode typifies the style of biased policing that’s practiced in some parts of the city.
Then, he says, he was racially profiled by his own departmentīernard Robins, who was detained outside his parents’ South L.A. California A Black LAPD officer wanted to make a difference.
