Police departments and race

The claim that America is a racist country must be tempered with the changes that have taken place since the Civil Rights Law was passed in 1965. Here is one example. The percentages of minority police officers has been increasing for many years in the big cities. For example NYC is 43% white and the police department is 53% minority and the Houston police are 41% white and 51% minority. The top 40 big cities have 18 minorities for police chiefs and the top 100 largest cities have 39 Black mayors. In 1967 the first Black mayor Carl Stokes in Cleveland was elected. In the 1960's the police departments were virtually all white. While there is still much room for improvement a fair evaluation of the situation requires a more balanced view. Concentrating on particular instances creates discord where showing the big picture would help create calm. The problem is that calm doesn't sell.