This Black Working Class Community Policed Itself For 5 Days. Here’s How It Turned Out

This Black Working Class Community Policed Itself For 5 Days. Here’s How It Turned Out

Essence Magazine:

Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated June 6, 2023

An unorthodox concept is being tested out in New York City where neighbors respond to low-level crimes instead of police for five days at a time throughout the year.

In April,

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