The mass exodus of an entire police department after the hiring of a Black town manager in North Carolina has opened a conversation about public safety and race relations in a small town of just over 1,500 residents. Last week, the entire police department in Kenly, North Carolina, resigned, citing a “hostile” work environment less than two months after Justine Jones, a Black woman, began her role as the town’s newly selected city manager. Joy Wright, a local business owner, said the community is concerned about what the collective police retreat means for the future of the town. Residents split on whether it’s a ‘race issue’.
— source cnn.com | Jul 29, 2022